IIAS publishes Aung San Suu Kyi's book

The book titled 'Burma and India: Some Aspects of Intellectual Life under Colonialism' was released by the Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari in presence of Sonia Gandhi and Karan Singh at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi last evening after the Nehru Memorial lecture delivered by Suu Kyi, an IIAS release said here.

The first edition of the book was published in 1990.

The book describes the varying responses of India and Burma during British colonialism, responses which reflect the changing social structure and character of the two societies.

It also discusses the Buddhist influence from India on Burma and the inability of Burmese society to resist the colonial onslaught in contrast to India which developed a more substantial response.