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Voltaire’s CANDIDE
CANDIDE IS ONE OF THE HUNDRED CLASSICS OF ALL TIME. VOLTAIRE TELLS THE STORY OF A MAN WHO WANDERS AROUND THE WORLD IN SEARCH OF HAPPINESS. ALONG THE WAY VOLTAIRE EXPOSES THE HYPOCRISY OF THOSE IN POWER, INCLUDING THE NOBILITY AND THE CARDINALS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
WRITTEN IN 1759, THE BOOK HELPED SPREAD RATIONAL THOUGHT AND DEMOCRATIC IDEAS.
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Jawaharlal Nehru: THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA
First published in 1946, on the eve of India's independence, this book has become a classic introduction to understanding the country. It explores history, religions, languages, culture as it seeks to define what is India.
Nehru, a leader of India's struggle for Independence from British rule, was educated at Cambridge University. He wrote this book to understand what India meant to him and inspire other Indians.