The book chronicles the arduous journey of a rebel politician, the perennial YoungTurk and India's former prime minister, Chandra Shekhar.'Chandra Shekhar Ji was one of the tallest leaders of his times, who closely witnessedIndia's journey as an independent nation and shaped its political landscape. Anunquestionable idealist, a leader with his hands on the pulse of the people, he believedthat ultimate answers lay with the people themselves.'— Pranab MukherjeeThis is the story of an ordinary man who did not inherit a grand legacy from a well-establishedand renowned family; who did not rely on family wealth and eminence; who did not attend anyof the prestigious educational institutions in the country or abroad; and who did not command adedicated vote bank of any specific class, caste or community. Yet he took on the most powerfulprime minister of his time and became a formidable opponent of her politics and policies.It is the story of a man who came from a lower middle-class family and who, despite stiff oppositionfrom the most powerful Indian prime minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi, won the nomination to theCongress Working Committee, not once but thrice.Chandra Shekhar: The Last Icon of Ideological Politics is an up-close and extraordinary life story ofan ordinary person who rose to become one of the tallest figures in Indian politics.
About the Author
HARIVANSH, currently the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, started his career as a journalist.An economist trained at BHU, Varanasi, he is a seasoned journalist who has worked with thepremier Hindi magazine Dharmayug and the Hindi weekly Ravivar. He took over as the editorof Prabhat Khabar and successfully steered a nearly defunct newspaper to emerge as the largestcirculated Hindi daily in eastern India.An author of several books, Harivansh had worked in Chandra Shekhar's PMO as his additionalinformation advisor.RAVI DUTT BAJPAI has written for various Hindi and English media outlets. After years ofexperience in the IT industry, he is now pursuing his Doctoral research on civilizational exchangesbetween China and India at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
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