How Long to Read Falling Over Backwards

How Long Does it Take to Read Falling Over Backwards?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Falling Over Backwards by Arun Shourie

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

'Methodical research rarely lends itself to passionate writing. But in Falling Over Backwards, Arun Shourie seeks to combine facts, figures, statements and judgements with the argumentative rhetoric of a propagandist. The result is an eminently readable book'- The Hindu Reservations in jobs and education have always been a contentious issue. Ever since Prime Minister V.P. Singh unleashed the Mandal Commission report in 1989, the issue of reservations has been hotly debated across India's social and political spectrum. But have reservations really served the purpose they were intended for? In Falling Over Backwards, Arun Shourie, with characteristic attention to detail and meticulous research, points to 'the truth about reservations: that they are a sleight of hand of the politician'. He also takes apart pro-reservation judgements of the Supreme Court and, in the process, bares the larger danger they portend, the danger to the one dyke that has saved us thus far, the doctrine of the Basic Structure itself. Tracing the history of reservations from the Constituent Assembly debates to the latest judgements, Falling Over Backwards is a stinging rejoinder to those who advocate reservations as the panacea for all the ills that plague the nation.

How long is Falling Over Backwards?

Falling Over Backwards by Arun Shourie is 524 pages long, and a total of 133,096 words.

This makes it 177% the length of the average book. It also has 163% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Falling Over Backwards Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 7 minutes to read Falling Over Backwards aloud.

What Reading Level is Falling Over Backwards?

Falling Over Backwards is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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