Praise for India’s Secret War
” Ushinor narrates the story of Bangladesh with intrigue, sprinkling it is with generous doses of the element of suspense. Yet the treatment is sensitive, full of empathy.”
The Statesman, January 2024
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” …a riveting and lucid chronicle…”
“meticulously researched”
Biblio magazine, December 2023
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“Majumdar’s style, while never lapsing into the triteness of chronology, is taut, urgent, and sensitive while unspooling those layered historical threads”
The Scroll, 02 September 2023
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“…brings the meticulousness of an investigative journalist and combines it with compelling storytelling…”
“…a thrilling read.”
The Tribune, 11 August 2023
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“This books fills a gaping hole and there’s a lot of new material.”
“The book maintains a breakneck pace, uses an interesting structure, interspersing the overarching narrative…with detailed accounts…”
Business Standard, 4 August 2023
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” …this book is the first to examine, as closely as it deserves to be, the role of the BSF in a war like no other in the world, one that gave birth to a whole new nation.”
Deccan Chronicle, 16 July 2023
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” …an oversight that Ushinor Majumdar’s book does a wonderful job of setting right.”
Asian Age, 16 July 2023
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” Majumdar, a brilliant investigative reporter, scores over the rest, and has unearthed previously classified details that make the book worth hitting the stands 50 years after the war.”
“The book is indeed a very powerful first telling of the secret side of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th century.”
The Sunday Standard, 11 June 2023
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” My style is to make the writing more accessible.”
Interview to The Frontline magazine, 27 July 2023
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