The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years by Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee’s new book “The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi” focuses on one of the most fascinating and turmoil era in Indian politics – the decade 1970s. The era which saw a black period through Emergency, also restored public faith in democracy. The era which gave mandate of resounding rejection of controversial leadership and dictatorship, is also the period when India extended full support to East Pakistan’s struggle for independence.

Author Pranab Mukherjee’s bold writing displayed the inner truth of the decade. The unknown facets of politics behind the doors between 1975 and 1977 as well as how India saw the emergence of the politics of coalition with rise of the Janata Party.

As one of the most important spectators of this dramatic decade, Pranab Mukherjee, revealed lots of secret of that period in the book. Drawing from personal diary extracts and his conversations with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during 1970s, Pranab Mukherjee presents an exceptional portrait of a complex nation.

 Book Details:

Author:	Pranab Mukherjee
Publisher:	Rupa Publications	Year of Publication:	2014
ISBN-13:	9788129135742	ISBN-10:	8129135744
Cover:	Hardcover	No. of Pages:	348
MRP:	Rs. 595	Buy From:	Amazon.in

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