How long does it take to read A History of India?
Volume 1 (Penguin History)
A History of India by Romila Thapar takes about 7 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1965. 384 pages, about 105,600 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The first volume traces the evolution of India before contact with modern Europe was established in the sixteenth century, highlighting the many manifestations of Indian culture as seen in religion, art and literature, in ideas and institutions. In volume two, emphasis is placed on the unity of texture in the development of Indian society.
Subjects: History, India, history
