VAJPAYEE BY ABHISHEK CHOUDHARY (9789395624497)

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This is biography done right Sonia Faleiro, author of The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing A must-read for anyone curious about the history of the Right in modern India Zoya Hasan, Professor Emerita, JNU and co-author of Unequal Citizens: A Study of Muslim Women in India A book to read for understanding the trajectory of Hindutva and therefore of India Christophe Jaffrelot, author of Modi s India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy A compelling portrait of India s first major national leader from the Right Niraja Gopal Jayal, Avantha Chair and Professor of Politics, King s College London and co-editor of The Oxford Companion to Politics in India In this thoroughly researched and attractively written biography, Abhishek Choudhary skilfully deciphers the enigmatic personality of Atal Behari Vajpayee Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of History, Harvard University and author of His Majesty s Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India s Struggle against Empire A thoroughly researched study of Vajpayee, who, far more than other Hindu nationalist figures, legitimized their participation in India s political life Walter K. Andersen, co-author of The Brotherhood in Saffron: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Revivalism About the Author *Abhishek Choudhary **studied economics in Delhi and Chennai, and has worked since 2010 in development (Pratham, IGC-Bihar) and journalism (Governance Now, Hoot, Newslaundry).