Book review : Incarnations By Sunil Khilnani

Non-Fiction is wisdom and much more.

Incarnations by Sunil Khilnani is a non-fiction book.

Author Sunil Khilnani is known for writing on India. "Incarnations" is his way of elaborating history of India by 50 celebratory lives.

"Incarnations" - A history of India in 50 lives, is a compilation of 50 essays on people who have contributed to the existence of today's India. It talks about well known people like Buddha, Mahavira, Akbar, Shivaji, Rammohun Roy, Tagore, Jamsetji Tata, Dhirubhai Ambani as well as the slightly lesser known like - Dara Shikoh, Nainsukh, Periyar, Subbulakshmi. 

The book is divided into 50 chapters. Each chapter detailing not just about the contribution made by the person to the Indian society but also gives a peek into lesser known things about his personality. 

The book is very well divided into chapters by eras or years which gives it a form of continuity. It is well laid out and written in simple language. Each chapter is again structured well with introduction, accomplishments, life in general, rise and fall of the person. 

The author and his research are commendable. Known or unknown person, almost every chapter had something or the other not widely known. The layout, choice of personalities and anecdotes about them are few things which enabled even a non-fiction reader like me to read it without getting bored. 

I'll recommend this book to all non-fiction as well as fiction lovers. It will definitely interest you a lot. And to keep a reader, who is averse to non-fiction, hooked onto the book, this deserves a huge shout-out.

Overall I'll be rate it a 5 out of 5.