Sudeep Chakravarti - The Eastern Gate: War and Peace in Nagaland, Manipur and Indias Far East

Praise for Sudeep Chakravarti

On Highway 39

Masterly Replete with stories, a refreshing eye (and ear) for detail. The Telegraph

The book should be read for its brazen honesty and by all who care about the idea of a collective, inclusive India. Indian Express

Highway 39has yielded spectacular results Among the very few significant narratives on northeast India. Biblio

A gripping read. India Today

On Plassey

Sudeep Chakravartis book on the battle of Plassey is popular history writing at its very best Plassey was a turning point but that battle and the background have not received the attention it merits. Chakravartis book fills a significant gap and does so in an enviable manner. The book will stand the test of time. Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Chancellor and Professor of History, Ashoka University

This work is certainly a tour de force.OPEN

Sudeep Chakravartis Plasseyproves to be as absorbing as the battle it recounts This is a book that librarians must list and buyers read for what it is worth, if not also for the battle itself that it recounts. Publishers and readers must patiently cradle the deeper talents and prescience of the likes of Chakravarti to build better societies, especially in these times. India Today

( Plassey) makes for gratifying reading a strong cast that provides food for delicious storytelling is only part of the equation. In Chakravartis hands, it also meets healthy analysis and an even-handed study which constantly interrogates the diversity of records and tries to weed out exaggerations in one by holding it up against divergent views in another. Mint

On The Bengalis

Written with verve, energy and polish, and drawing on considerable resources, both anecdotal and archival, Chakravartis book takes its place beside other contemporary attempts at collective portraiture, such as Jeremy Paxmans The Englishand John Hoopers The Italians. The Hindu

A compact and brilliant work dazzling virtuosity The clipped descriptions of Noakhali and Naxalbari are worthy of Hemingway. The Tribune

The Bengalisis an astonishingly good book, written by an author at the height of his powers. The Pioneer

The Bengalisis by far the best non-fiction book from India I have read this year. Hindustan Times

On Red Sun

A book that every MP, MLA and minister should read before entering office. Needless to say, sociologists and bureaucrats should read it as compulsory study material. The Hindu

Chakravarti adopts a questioning attitude towards Maoist opponents and Maoist sympathizers alike. The result is a remarkably objective book Far Eastern Economic Review

Chakravarti does a valuable job in fleshing out the human stories that lie behind the headlines This [is] essential reading. Business India

The sombre story of India at war with itself. Deccan Herald