When P.V. Narasimha Rao became the unlikely prime minister of India in 1991, he inherited a nation adrift, violent insurgencies, and economic crisis. Despite being unloved by his people, mistrusted by his party, and ruling under the shadow of 10 Janpath, Rao transformed the economy and ushered India into the global arena.
With exclusive access to Rao’s never-before-seen personal papers and diaries, this definitive biography provides new revelations on the Indian economy, nuclear programme, foreign policy and the Babri Masjid. Tracing his early life from a small town in Telangana through his years in power, and finally, his humiliation in retirement, it never loses sight of the inner man, his difficult childhood, his corruption and love affairs, and his lingering loneliness. Meticulously researched and brutally honest, this landmark political biography is a must-read for anyone interested in knowing about the man responsible for transforming India.
Imprint: India Viking
Published: Jul/2016
ISBN: 9780143429043
Length : 408 Pages
MRP : ₹599.00
How long was the research process for the book? This took me three years. But I was also teaching during this period. Why this subject in particular? I am a child of the 1990s, and the two biggest political trends of that decade was liberalisation and the rise of the BJP. My first book, […]
