This is book is must have book for all the civil service aspirants.As it give all the basic and detail information about the india after independence since 1947.Which is very much important for aspirants to develop a thought about the india after independence and rise of india. Content is vey good and I thought it is book for all book lovers also who wants to know about india. As orient blackswan paper quality is good and lay outing of each word is to perfect that you will not get hindered while reading.