
Amritsar
Mrs Gandhi's Last Battle
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Narrated by:
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Homer Todiwala
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On 5th June 1984, the Indian army began its attack on the complex at Amritsar, which houses the two most sacred shrines. Generals who had pledged to use minimum force and on no account to violate the shrines were not prepared for the fierce and adept resistance they encountered. Having suffered severe casualties, the infantry were driven back, and as a last resort - with approval from Delhi - tanks were ordered in. The Akal Takht was virtually reduced to rubble. It is doubtful if Mrs Gandhi would have initiated Operation Blue Star had she known how bloody and devastating the consequences of that 24-hour conflict would be.
©1985 Mark Tully and Satish Jacob (P)2017 Audible, Inc.Great book.Abysmal production!
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Great book the production is poor
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However, i would suggest to avoid this audiobook due to its abysmal production quality.
The narrator of this audiobook could not once pronounce the names of any of the protagonist of the tragic tale. This book should ideally have been narrated by Mark Tully (Author) himself, or by someone from the subcontinent.
However, the biggest problem of this book is not the narrator's pronunciation, but how the narrator tackles quotes by other people. The narrator tries to modulate and change his voice often to much comedic effect. This technique is often used in narrating fictional novella where you want to create a immersive experience, and where the character are reoccurring. However, this book is a narrative account of the events that lead to operation blue star and the decade of violence and terrorism in punbaj. In this context, attempts by the narrator to change his voice are entirely unnecessary and shows that the entire production team did not read or understand the book they were working on.
Great book letdown by Abysmal production quality
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