Pakistan or the partition of India

Ambedkar doesn't mince words when he does a detailed analysis of pros and cons of partitioning India. In doing so, Ambedkar analyses the then Muslim and Hindu society and goes to the origin of the problem. He makes many statements in this book that would make a hardcore Hindu nationalist blush.

In time of vote-bank politics and sentiment-based politics. It is good to read book which examines scheme of pakistan on logical basis. Sentiments may change over time but facts remain constant. This is what makes this book timeless. This book discusses Muslim invasion, Congress and muslim league politics, hindu mahasabha objective, etc. By the time you complete the book you will have no dobuts.

Must read to know about the philosophy of Indian National Congress. Really an eye opener on what led to creation of Pakistan and why it was a necessity for India's overall security.

When I started reading the book, I had to go back to the print information 2/3 times just to reconfirm the year this book was written, pre partition or post partition. Because what baba saheb wrote and understood about the psyche of people and the way things unfolded are exactly the same. I just couldn't believe that it's written from 1940 to 44. If this man could understand the situation so correctly, I wonder why Gandhi and Nehru couldn't in reading Jinnah's mind? Baba Saheb corroborates all his opinions with data. After reading the book I have no hesitation in saying that Nehru and Gandhi were responsible for the genocide of Hindus and Sikhs of west Punjab and Muslims of east Punjab. Why these 3 so called leaders couldn't learn from history on the peaceful migration from Turkey to Bulgaria and and Greece and vice versa? It's because like Ostrich they dug their bloody heads in the sand in the hope that the storm will never come. It's a must read for every Indian and Pakistani

Having heard so much about this book and reading citations at many places I wanted to buy this book and searched for it on Amazon quite some time back. At that time it showed: Unavailable. On a random search as soon as it showed up on Amazon, I decided to buy it. I imagined, it would be a collectors’ item and decided to order an expensive hardbound copy. Quoting the author himself “it is an analytical presentation of Indian history and Indian politics in their communal aspects.” And true to my imagination and whatever I have read of it, it is a wonderfully written book; though, I have yet to completely read it. But, I am disappointed by its production quality; the paper quality and printing quality. Probably, the printer took the plates from his 1945 archives and ran the same without bothering about the quality of reprint it would generate. Perhaps, he never bothered about the font becoming too small and at times not fully formed and difficult to read. The paper is not opaque enough as print on one side leaves an impression on the other and makes the text further difficult to read. One buys a classic non-fiction for retaining it and the paper, ink, font etc should be of a quality that it can be read and highlighted, written notes on and re-read and relished over a long period of time and not on disposable newsprint. Amazon may compare its quality with similarly priced volumes shipped to me earlier. It is a feedback to your printers that they should take care of production quality while bringing out such reputed, classical celebrated works and not lower yours as well as theirs reputation.