MANDATE: WILL OF THE PEOPLE

MANDATE: WILL OF THE PEOPLE

This is the first easy-to-read book about recent Indian<br />political history. Pegged on the general elections that<br />shaped today’s India, Mandate: Will of the People<br />tells the story of Indian politics in a gripping, pageturning<br />style.<br />Vir Sanghvi, the well-known journalist and TV<br />anchor, draws on his personal experiences and<br />memories as well as scores of interviews to piece<br />together an incisive and candid account of what went<br />on behind the scenes. Peppered with little-known<br />details and insider information, this book tells the<br />stories behind the story and brings alive the men and<br />women behind the headlines.<br />Mandate: Will of the People contains the real story<br />of the declaration of the Emergency, the rise and<br />fall of Sanjay Gandhi, the Punjab insurgencies, the<br />assassination of Indira Gandhi and the bloody riots<br />that followed her death. It tracks the emergence of<br />Rajiv Gandhi, and explains the Bofors scandal that<br />contributed to his defeat.<br />Many of the questions that linger over Indian politics<br />are answered here: how did Narasimha Rao become<br />Prime Minister? Why did he liberalise the economy?<br />What was the Ram Mandir agitation really about?<br />Why didn’t Sonia Gandhi agree to be PM? And how<br />did Manmohan Singh’s weakness clear the way for<br />Narendra Modi.<br />If you have to read one book about Indian politics –<br />then this is it.