The Man Who Remade India

A Biography of P.V. Narasimha Rao

Nonfiction, History, Asian, India, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Biography & Memoir, Political
Cover of the book The Man Who Remade India by Vinay Sitapati, Oxford University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Vinay Sitapati ISBN: 9780190692872
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: April 3, 2018
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Vinay Sitapati
ISBN: 9780190692872
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: April 3, 2018
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

When P.V. Narasimha Rao became the unlikely prime minister of India in 1991, he inherited economic catastrophe, violent insurgencies and a nation adrift. Yet because he was unloved by his people and mistrusted by his own party-a minority in Parliament and ruling under the shadow of Sonia Gandhi-Rao lacked the mandate to combat these crises. Yet, Rao was not just able to last a full five years as Prime Minister, he reinvented India, at home and abroad. Few world leaders have achieved so much with so little power. With exclusive access to Rao's never-before-seen personal papers as well as over a hundred interviews, Vinay Sitapati's definitive biography tells the story of India's makeover in the 1990s and the story of the Deng Xiaoping-like figure who did it. Assuming power over an ossified, quasi-socialist economy burdened by inefficient industrial behemoths, Rao was instrumental in driving through a broad set of liberalizing economic reforms that transformed India. Rao's career is the ideal window through which to understand how India became a force in the global economy almost overnight. Sitapati traces Rao's life from a village in Telangana through his years in power and-afterward-his humiliation in retirement. Yet the book never loses sight of the inner man-his difficult childhood, his corruptions and love affairs, and his lingering loneliness. Meticulously researched and honestly told, this landmark political biography is a must-read for anyone interested in the man responsible for transforming India.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

When P.V. Narasimha Rao became the unlikely prime minister of India in 1991, he inherited economic catastrophe, violent insurgencies and a nation adrift. Yet because he was unloved by his people and mistrusted by his own party-a minority in Parliament and ruling under the shadow of Sonia Gandhi-Rao lacked the mandate to combat these crises. Yet, Rao was not just able to last a full five years as Prime Minister, he reinvented India, at home and abroad. Few world leaders have achieved so much with so little power. With exclusive access to Rao's never-before-seen personal papers as well as over a hundred interviews, Vinay Sitapati's definitive biography tells the story of India's makeover in the 1990s and the story of the Deng Xiaoping-like figure who did it. Assuming power over an ossified, quasi-socialist economy burdened by inefficient industrial behemoths, Rao was instrumental in driving through a broad set of liberalizing economic reforms that transformed India. Rao's career is the ideal window through which to understand how India became a force in the global economy almost overnight. Sitapati traces Rao's life from a village in Telangana through his years in power and-afterward-his humiliation in retirement. Yet the book never loses sight of the inner man-his difficult childhood, his corruptions and love affairs, and his lingering loneliness. Meticulously researched and honestly told, this landmark political biography is a must-read for anyone interested in the man responsible for transforming India.

More books from Oxford University Press

Cover of the book Culture and Identity in a Muslim Society by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book The Circassian by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book Social Marketing Research for Global Public Health by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book The Necessity of Theater by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Wellbeing by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book Conversations on Russia by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book Evaluation Practice for Collaborative Growth by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Church and State in the United States by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book Inside the Clinton White House by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Race in American History by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book Evaluating Civic Youth Work by Vinay Sitapati
Cover of the book A Theory of Fields by Vinay Sitapati
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy