Fellow Indians, please help out a beginner socialist on how to read up on our history/politics!
i will try to keep this short and succint. i am disgusted by the state of our country, particularly as i'm watching my home state burn because of the government's negligence. i was also asking a friend if there's any media house/outlet that can actually be trusted nowadays, and she said there are none.
i think our news pieces, policies, social media posts, and even daily conversations are being obscured by so much propoganda that nothing can or should be taken at face value. i want to learn how to engage more critically with whatever i'm seeing around me.
therefore please guide me on how to be able to see "truth" or subtext. what reliable sources can i use to learn about our country's political history? (books, documentaries, posts, etc). i want to be able to understand topics like electoral politics and why there is no such thing as genuine elections anymore in our country, for instance.
please be kind, as i am genuinely trying to understand this better! and if this is the wrong subreddit, please direct me to the correct one. i'll reroute right away. Thank you very much!