ISBN: 9788170492115    Publisher: Manas Publications Year of publishing: 2004     Format:  Hardback No of Pages: 256        

This book charts the career and persona of Dr. Manmohan Sigh since his humble beginning in the Gah village now in Pakistan to his becoming the Prime Minister of India the biggest democracy in the world. Singh is not the run-of-the-mill Indian politician. Rather he is the average Indian at heart. The book dwells into many hitherto unknown facets of this most educated Prime Minister of India who commands the respect and admiration of India at large. When Dr. Singh became Finance Minister under Prime Minister NarasimhaRao in 1991 no one could have dreamt that he would turn out to be the Czar of India's economic reforms. The Prime Ministery was similarly stunningly unexpected. Singh is considered a political lightweight but an excellent economic administrator. It is his humility utmost honesty intellectual brilliance and overriding patriotism that have created cross-country support for him. Dr. Manmohan Singh wears a crown of thorns. It is to be seen what more destiny has in store for him and for the country.
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