The Accidental Prime Minister

The Accidental Prime Minister
Author: Sanjaya Baru
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2015-07-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9351186385

When The Accidental Prime Minister was published in 2014, it created a storm and became the publishing sensation of the year. The Prime Minister’s Office called the book a work of ‘fiction’, the press hailed it as a revelatory account of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first term in UPA. Written by Singh’s media adviser and trusted aide, the book describes Singh’s often troubled relations with his ministers, his cautious equation with Sonia Gandhi and how he handled the big crises from managing the Left to pushing through the nuclear deal. Insightful, acute and packed with political anecdotes, The Accidental Prime Minister is one of the great insider accounts of Indian political life.

One More Life: 1913-1929

One More Life: 1913-1929
Author: Parmeshwar Narain Haksar
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1990
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

P.N. Haksar has been hailed as the most distinguished public servant of his generation, having served as Secretary and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from 1967-73. His book a partial autobiography, distilling the first sixteen years of his life, surveying the history of his ancestors, reconstructing their portraits, looking into their foibles and achievements. Examining his family heritage, Haksar also deftly captures the flavor and charm of early twentieth-century India and its first stirrings under Gandhi and Nehru.

Secularisms

Secularisms
Author: Janet R. Jakobsen
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2008-03-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780822341499

A collection that challenges the binary conception of conservative religion versus progressive secularism by highlighting the existence of multiple secularisms.

Migration, Mobility and Multiple Affiliations

Migration, Mobility and Multiple Affiliations
Author: S. Irudaya Rajan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2016-03-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1107117038

This edited volume discusses how the Punjabi transnational experience has impacted Indian transnationalism and led to a diverse diaspora.