But Komireddi’s originality lies in weaving them together into a narrative that tells why and how India has become what it is today. There is much in this book, especially in its first part, that we already know - the mistakes of Jawaharlal Nehru, the cruelties of the Emergency, Rajiv Gandhi’s concessions to both the Hindu and the Muslim right wing.
Malevolent Republic is a critique in two parts, aptly titled, ‘Antecedents’ and ‘India under Modi’. But it would be wrong to read the book as a primer - the fate of most short histories.
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