Download or read book Independent India written by Hiranmay Karlekar and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, published in association with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), is a commemorative work on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary year of India's independence. It presents a comprehensive picture of the developments in different aspects of national life over the past half century.