Haksar Memorial Volume: Challenges for nation building in a world in turmoil : papers presented at the Fourth Haksar Memorial Seminar-cum-Lecture Series on Nation Building, development Process, Communication, and Governance organized by CRRID from 9-15 November 2005


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Covering articles on history, politics, economics and other issues relating to India.




The Accidental Prime Minister


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When The Accidental Prime Minister was published in 2014, it created a storm and became the publishing sensation of the year. The Prime Minister’s Office called the book a work of ‘fiction’, the press hailed it as a revelatory account of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first term in UPA. Written by Singh’s media adviser and trusted aide, the book describes Singh’s often troubled relations with his ministers, his cautious equation with Sonia Gandhi and how he handled the big crises from managing the Left to pushing through the nuclear deal. Insightful, acute and packed with political anecdotes, The Accidental Prime Minister is one of the great insider accounts of Indian political life.




One More Life: 1913-1929


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P.N. Haksar has been hailed as the most distinguished public servant of his generation, having served as Secretary and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from 1967-73. His book a partial autobiography, distilling the first sixteen years of his life, surveying the history of his ancestors, reconstructing their portraits, looking into their foibles and achievements. Examining his family heritage, Haksar also deftly captures the flavor and charm of early twentieth-century India and its first stirrings under Gandhi and Nehru.







Secularisms


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A collection that challenges the binary conception of conservative religion versus progressive secularism by highlighting the existence of multiple secularisms.




Migration, Mobility and Multiple Affiliations


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This edited volume discusses how the Punjabi transnational experience has impacted Indian transnationalism and led to a diverse diaspora.




The Eternal Web


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