Ramachandra Guha, author portrait
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Ramachandra Guha

RAMACHANDRA GUHA has taught at Yale and Stanford universities, the University of Oslo, the Indian Institute of Science, and the London School of Economics. His books include Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948, Gandhi Before India (a 2014 New York Times Notable Book and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year), and the award-winning India After Gandhi. He has written on social and political issues for The New York Times, and for the British and Indian press, including columns in the Daily Telegraph and the Hindustan Times. He lives in Bangalore, India.
Rebels Against the Raj
Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948
Gandhi Before India

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Rebels Against the Raj
Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948
Gandhi Before India

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Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

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