The Loss of Hindustan Contemporary fiction to questioning everything around us

to questioning everything around us to learn and grow

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The Loss of Hindustan Contemporary fiction to questioning everything around usShortlisted for the Cundill History Prize "Remarkable and pathbreaking A radical rethink of colonial historiography and a compelling argument for the reassessment of the historical traditions of Hindustan." Mahmood Mamdani "The brilliance of Asif's book rests in the way he makes readers think about the name 'Hindustan' Asif's focus is Indian history but it is, at the same time, a lens to look at questions far bigger." Soni Wadhwa, Asian Review of