Mandate - Will of the People (English, Paperback, Sanghvi Vir)
Mandate - Will of the People (English, Paperback, Sanghvi Vir)
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Westland Books Pvt Ltd
- Genre: Political Science
- ISBN: 9789384030391, 9789384030391
- Pages: 156
Based on his personal experiences, memories and numerous interviews, Vir Sanghvi brings you a candid account of the recent Indian political history in Mandate: Will of the People.
Summary of the Book
This title offers an incisive account on the general elections that shaped today’s India. Sanghvi talks about the little-known, behind-the-scenes details, giving you insider information on men and women behind the headlines. The book also discusses the declaration of the emergency, the story of Sanjay Gandhi, the Punjab riots, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, emergence of Rajiv Gandhi, and the Bofors controversy among several other major political events of India. It also delves into several political questions that experts try to find the most suitable answers to.
About Vir Sanghvi
Vir Sanghvi is an Indian journalist and author. He was born in London in 1956. He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford. He was working for India Today, and when the magazine wanted to start India’s first city-focused magazine, Bombay, it chose Vir Sanghvi to run it. At the young age of 22, Sanghvi became the editor of the new magazine and made it a success in no time. He has also anchored shows on Doordarshan and NDTV. He is currently the Editorial Director of the Hindustan Times.
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presents inside political story happend in last 3-4 decades of our country...its worth to read.
Naveen Kumar
Certified Buyer, Mumbai
Jul, 2015
A brief Political History
The covers sequence of events which led to the election mandate since the 1971. I was awestruck to learn about the dramatic events which unfolded in the past. Events like Indira's socialist reforms, her election disqualification, emergency, operation blue start and subsequent point blank murder wer...
Srinivasan S
Certified Buyer, Chennai
Jun, 2019
Not the best but worth a read
Full review up on my blog.
Agnivo Niyogi
May, 2015
A decent attempt
The book is for those who have interest in Indian politics but they don't know much or haven't followed the Indian politics.
The best thing about this book is that it is a fast-paced read, and it can be an interesting read for you even if you do not h...
Tarang
May, 2015
A Decent Read
The book unveils many a thing that are unknown to even politically conscious people. The nuts an...
Maniparna. S. Majumder
May, 2015
Insightful
Geeta Nair
May, 2015
A quick insight into Indian Politics
Vir Sanghvi is a name that needs no introduction. He has shared his own takes on different incidents and narra...
Anupama K. Mazumder
Apr, 2015
Nice Read
The book is an insight to the Indian Politic, and tells some facts which might be new to most of us in a fast , easy approach.
Must read !!!
Himani Agarwal
Apr, 2015
Truth behind Indian Elections
The book says that Pandit Nehru never chose Indira as his successor. It was Shastriji who inducted her as a information and broadcasting minister. The book says that Shastriji and Indiraji had little love for each other. The book says that Shastriji had...
Mahesh Sowani
Apr, 2015
You wont find a crispier story of Indian politics!
Shaivi Sharma
Jun, 2015
