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Amritsar
- Mrs Gandhi's Last Battle
- Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
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.
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- M
- 09-10-23
Great book.Abysmal production!
One of the best books in modern Indian history. Mark Tully and Satish wrote it beautifully and authentically. Unfortunately the fake accent and dialects by the performer made this almost impossible to listen to. Absolutely abysmal production. Audible should retract this production and remake this title with someone(or the same person) without pulling fake accents for quoted conversation. Why the hell he's using thick accents to M J Akbar or Rajiv Gandhi. Have you ever heard them speak. Such a cheap technique!
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- Shalini Kumari
- 07-06-22
Great book the production is poor
This is a great book. The reader is also great. The most annoying was trying to mimic the person’s voice in a native accent. I recommend hiring an Indian English speaker instead who at least would be able to pronounce some of the native words correctly. Forcing him to mimic the sound and accent felt borderline racial.
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- Aman
- 01-04-23
Great book letdown by Abysmal production quality
Mark tully and Satish Jacob's Amritsar is a splendid window to the punjab crisis of 1980's. I would go so far as to suggest that this book is a must for anyone who wants to research about this tumultuous time in india's history.
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.
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