The Sceptical Patriot - Exploring The Truths Behind The Zero And Other Glories

India. A land where history, myth and email forwards have come together to create a sense of a glorious past that is awe-inspiring...and also kind of dubious. But that is what happens when your future is uncertain and your present is kind of shitty-it gets embellished until it becomes a totem of greatness and a portent of potential. Sidin Vadukut takes on a complete catalogue of 'India's Greatest Hits' and ventures to separate the wheat of fact from the chaff of legend. Did India really invent the zero? Has it truly never invaded a foreign country in over 1,000 years? Did Indians actually invent plastic surgery before those insufferable Europeans? The truth is more interesting-and complicated-than you think

Product details

• Authors: Sidin Vadukut
• Publisher: Rupa Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.01.2015
• EAN: 9788129129031
• ISBN: 978-81-291-2903-1
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 268 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous