Narendra Modi: A Political Biography By: Andy Marino

Narendra Modi : A Political Biography

• Author : Andy Marino
• Publisher : Harper Collins Publishers
• ISBN-13 : 9789351362173

About Narendra Modi : A Political Biography

 Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, is powerful, popular and controversial. With the general elections due to conclude in May 2014, Modi’s campaign rallies have drawn unprecedented crowds. Yet, the man remains an enigma. His supporters regard him as the visionary, decisive leader India needs today. His detractors see him as a polarizing figure. Is Modi authoritative or authoritarian? Decisive or divisive? A team player or a loner? Andy Marino recorded interviews withNarendraModi during more than half-a-dozen exclusive meetings – unprecedented access to a very private man. What emerged is this riveting, objective biography of a man who could be India’s prime minister. Not shying away from the controversies that have dogged NarendraModi, including the Gujarat riots and questions about the Gujarat model of governance and development, this political biography provides an unbiased account of possibly the most important figure in Indian politics today. Marino records hour-by-hour details of the 2002 Gujarat riots, presenting a balanced analysis of that raw wound on India’s polity. It also reveals hitherto unpublished, authenticated documents, which makes this one of the most important books of 2014.   The author analyses Narendra Modi’s values, the people who shaped his thinking and the sort of national leader he will make. Personal details of Modi’s early life, his wanderings in the Himalayas between the ages of seventeen and nineteen, his rise through the political ranks, his vision for India and his personal philosophy on religion and politics are revealed in a book that is lucid, fast-paced and readable. NarendraModi: A Political Biography is an insightful, exhaustive and impeccably researched account of the ascent of a political leader.    

About the Author

: Andy Marino, who has a PhD in English Literature, is a British author and TV producer. He lives and  works in London but travels extensively. Marino is the acclaimed bestselling author of A Quiet American and Hershel: The Boy Who Started World War Two. No other author or journalist, Indian or foreign, has so far had the kind of detailed access to NarendraModi as Andy Marino. He accompanied Modi aboard his helicopter during rallies and spoke to a range of political leaders, family members, friends and opponents of Modi.

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