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The untold Vajpayee : Politician and paradox / Ullekh N.P.
Publisher: Gurgaon, Haryana, India : Penguin, Viking, 2017Description: xii, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780670088782 (hardback)
- 0670088781
- 954.0531 ULL 23
- DS481.V27 U44 2017
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Description
Despite his grand ?secular? statements in Parliament that bordered on the Nehruvian, Atal Bihari Vajpayee has often taken brief excursions into the hard-line camp. In 1983, he made an incendiary speech during the Assam elections in which the presence of ?Bangladeshi foreigners? in the state was a big issue. Even the BJP disowned Vajpayee?s speech, which possibly inspired the massacre of over 2000 people, mostly Muslims, in Nellie, Assam, the same year. Vajpayee, one of the shrewdest politicians of India, is known for negotiating multiple paradoxes: from militant nationalism to his secret family life; his stint as a communist; his indulgence in food; and his attempt to project himself as a moderate, if not a liberal. Exploring crucial milestones of Vajpayee?s career and his traits as a seasoned politician, the book looks at his relationship with leaders of his party and his love?hate association with the RSS and its feeder organizations. Thoroughly researched, supported by hard facts and accompanied by inside stories and anecdotes, insightful interviews and archival photographs, The Untold Vajpayee will open a window to the life and times of a poet-politician.
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| 954.040924 GAN Indira Gandhi, speeches and writings. | 954.05 MIT The hoodlum years / | 954.051 JAF India's First Dictatorship : | 954.0531 ULL The untold Vajpayee : | 954.1 SHA-I Discovery of north-east India : | 954.1 SHA-II Discovery of north-east India : | 954.1 SHA-III Discovery of north-east India : |
Description
Despite his grand ?secular? statements in Parliament that bordered on the Nehruvian, Atal Bihari Vajpayee has often taken brief excursions into the hard-line camp. In 1983, he made an incendiary speech during the Assam elections in which the presence of ?Bangladeshi foreigners? in the state was a big issue. Even the BJP disowned Vajpayee?s speech, which possibly inspired the massacre of over 2000 people, mostly Muslims, in Nellie, Assam, the same year. Vajpayee, one of the shrewdest politicians of India, is known for negotiating multiple paradoxes: from militant nationalism to his secret family life; his stint as a communist; his indulgence in food; and his attempt to project himself as a moderate, if not a liberal. Exploring crucial milestones of Vajpayee?s career and his traits as a seasoned politician, the book looks at his relationship with leaders of his party and his love?hate association with the RSS and its feeder organizations. Thoroughly researched, supported by hard facts and accompanied by inside stories and anecdotes, insightful interviews and archival photographs, The Untold Vajpayee will open a window to the life and times of a poet-politician.
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