Chamcha’ is a Hindi word synonymous to the English word ‘sycophant’. In A Short History of Congress Chamchagiri, it is this word that Ramachandra Guha focuses on when he talks about Congress while mentioning instances he witnessed first-hand, charting the transition of the Indian National Congress: From a democratic party into a dynasty. And their followers who have transformed their attitudes: From admirers to slavish devotees. Guha plays with the idea of whether the nation would have been a different place had Indira Gandhi and the rest of the Gandhi family not come into power.
Read on as Guha questions whether the Indian democracy has been plagued with the undemocratic ways of the Congress dynasty and their blind ‘chamchas’ for generations.
Imprint: Allen Lane
Published: Sep/2013
Length : Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
