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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born as the son of a primary school teacher in rural India and went on to become the country’s first non-Congress Prime Minister who lasted the full term of office. A born orator and moderate by conviction, Vajpayee commanded respect across party lines. His admirers and well-wishers in other parties described him as ‘a good man in a bad party’. He built bridges across national boundaries in a genuine bid for rapprochement with neighbouring countries. His love of poetry, unconventional family life and a flair for material comforts marked him out as a different kind of politician who is honest and down to earth. After the tenure of six years as prime minister, Vajpayee retired from active public life in 2005. That was a descent to oblivion as he developed Alzheimer’s disease and suffered a stroke in 2009 which took away his power of speech. He was removed from public view as well and passed away peacefully on August 16, 2018. His death is an unforgettable memory for me on a personal level. It was the day on which a devastating flood ravaged Keralaand thousands of people, including me, had to leave their homes with the rising water level. I noticed Vajpayee’s obituary on a restaurant television while waiting despairingly for food in a corner, hungry and exhausted. This book is a critical review of Vajpayee’slife by Ullekh N.P., who is a journalist and political commentator. He has worked for almost two decades with some of India’s biggest news publications.
Author: N.P. Ullekh
Publisher: Manjul Publishing House
ISBN-13: 9789387383746
Language: Hindi
Binding: Paperbacks
Product Edition: 2018
No. Of Pages: 209
Country of Origin: India
International Shipping: No
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