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Rupa Publications India MY COUNTRY MY LIFE by L K Advani
My Country My Life Advaniji Has Been My Friend And ComradeInArms For Over Fifty Years He Has Never Compromised On His Core Belief In Nationalism, And Yet Has Displayed Flexibility In Political Responses Whenever It Was Demanded By The Situation He Has An Open Mind That Always Absorbs New Ideas From Diverse Sources I Am Certain That My Country My Life Will Be Read Widely, And With Keen Interest, By People From Diverse Backgrounds For Mirrored In It Is The Remarkable Journey Of A Sensitive Human Being And An Outstanding Leader Whose Best, I Hope And Pray, Is Yet To Come’From The Foreword By Atal Bihari Vajpayee Prime Minister Of India (19982004) My Country My Life Is An Extraordinary SelfPortrait Of India S Leading Political Personality – LK Advani As An Immigrant Who Was Forced To Abandon His Beloved Sindh, Which Became A Part Of Pakistan After India Was Partitioned In 1947, On The Basis Of The Communally Inspired Two Nation Theory , Advani Gives A Poignant FirstPerson Account Of That Tragedy With A Career Spanning Six Decades As A Political Activist In Post1947 India, During Which He Has Been A RingSide Viewer Of, And Participant In, Almost All The Major SocioPolitical Developments In India, Advani Is Uniquely Qualified To Offer A Perspective On Independent India S Political Evolution The Apogee Of Advani S Achievement Was His Seminal Contribution, Together With His Senior Colleague Atal Bihari Vajpayee, To Ending The Congress Party S Dominance Over India S Polity By Building The Bharatiya Janata Party As A Viable Alternative For Governing India The Book Provides A Riveting, Insightful And Assertive Account Of Advani S Fight For Democracy During The Emergency, His Ram Rath Yatra For The Reconstruction Of The Ram Temple At Ayodhya That Resulted In The Biggest Mass Movement In India Since Independence And Catalysed A Nationwide Debate On The True Meaning Of Secularism, And His Years As India S Deputy Prime Minister And Home Minister In The VajpayeeLed Government Of The National Democratic Alliance Between 19982004 The Importance And Relevance Of The Publication Of His Memoirs Has Increased Considerably Since He Has Now Been Chosen By The BjpLed Nda To Lead The MultiParty Alliance Into The Forthcoming Parliamentary Elections My Country My Life Is A Testimony To What Advani S Admirers As Well As His Critics Have Always Known Him For: The Gift Of Clarity Of Thought, Strong Convictions And Forceful Articulation This Is A Candid Reflection On Himself, His Party And His Nation That Is Likely To Engage Readers In A Tour De Force With India S Leading Statesman In A Country Where Political Memoirs, Especially By Those Who Are Still Active In Politics, Are Rare, This Book Is A Landmark