| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 8125931864 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-8125931867 |
| No of pages | 617 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Vikas Publishing House |
| Published Date | 01 Jan 2006 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 8125931864 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-8125931867 |
| No of pages | 617 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Vikas Publishing House |
| Published Date | 01 Jan 2006 |
Dominique Lapierre was born in Châtelaillon-Plage, Charente-Maritime, France. At the age of thirteen, he travelled to America with his father who was a diplomat (Consul General of France). He attended the Jesuit school in New Orleans and became a paper boy for the New Orleans Item. He developed interests in travelling, writing and cars.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award in the 2008 Republic Day honours list.
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The electrifying story of India's struggle for independence, told in this classic account (first published in 1975) by two fine journalists who conducted hundreds of interviews with nearly all the surviving participants - from Mountbatten to the assassins of Mahatma Gandhi. On 14 August 1947 one-fifth of humanity claimed their independence from the greatest empire history has ever seen.