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Rajneeti: A Biography of Rajnath Singh
Rajneeti mein "neeti" hai, to "aneeti" kyon?' - Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh rose from a Swayamsevak in the RSS to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and also served as a Cabinet Minister in the Vajpayee Government. Jailed during the Emergency, Singh was the president of the BJP's youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. A two-term President, Singh saw the elevation of Narendra Modi as the party's PM candidate and delivered BJP's biggest elections victory in 2014. Since then, as India's Home Minister, he has ushered in a new phase in the country's security where both internal and external threats have been minimised. Under Singh, the Red menace from Naxalites and Maoists has been nearly wiped out, and the state of Jammu and Kashmir saw the first local body elections in over a decade.
Read on to know more about one of the tallest politicians in present-day India. In a career spanning nearly fifty years, Rajnath Singh has not only witnessed but also played a significant role in shaping the history of this country. Drawing from a vast amount of research and in-depth interviews, Gautam Chintamani's engaging narrative reveals for the first-time a politician who never shied away from doing the right thing.
Rajnath Singh rose from a Swayamsevak in the RSS to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and also served as a Cabinet Minister in the Vajpayee Government. Jailed during the Emergency, Singh was the president of the BJP's youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. A two-term President, Singh saw the elevation of Narendra Modi as the party's PM candidate and delivered BJP's biggest elections victory in 2014. Since then, as India's Home Minister, he has ushered in a new phase in the country's security where both internal and external threats have been minimised. Under Singh, the Red menace from Naxalites and Maoists has been nearly wiped out, and the state of Jammu and Kashmir saw the first local body elections in over a decade.
Read on to know more about one of the tallest politicians in present-day India. In a career spanning nearly fifty years, Rajnath Singh has not only witnessed but also played a significant role in shaping the history of this country. Drawing from a vast amount of research and in-depth interviews, Gautam Chintamani's engaging narrative reveals for the first-time a politician who never shied away from doing the right thing.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published August 8, 2019
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About the author
Gautam Chintamani
8 books22 followersAuthor of 'Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna' (2014) and 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak: The Film That Revived Hindi Cinema' (2016) and 'Pink The Inside Story' (2017).
Gautam's writing has featured in national publications, including a compilation on Dadasaheb Phalke awardees published by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Legends of Indian Silver Screen. He was on the National Film Awards jury for Best Writing on Cinema in 2016.
Gautam is the great-grandson of literarian Sir C.Y. Chintamani and the grandchild of Telugu poet laureate Arudra and noted feminist writer K. Ramalakshmi. He and his wife, Amrita, along with their dog, Buddy, live in Gurgaon and in the hills of Himachal.
Gautam's writing has featured in national publications, including a compilation on Dadasaheb Phalke awardees published by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Legends of Indian Silver Screen. He was on the National Film Awards jury for Best Writing on Cinema in 2016.
Gautam is the great-grandson of literarian Sir C.Y. Chintamani and the grandchild of Telugu poet laureate Arudra and noted feminist writer K. Ramalakshmi. He and his wife, Amrita, along with their dog, Buddy, live in Gurgaon and in the hills of Himachal.
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January 11, 2020
Rajneeti
Written by - Gautam Chintamani
The book is a interesting peep into the life of Rajnath Singh, the BJP stalwart and current Defence Minister in NDA - 2.
It has a comprehensive view also of the history of the party and its parent organisation the RSS which he has served.
Rajnath Singh, son of a farmer, a fierce orator and a good student started his political career by becoming ABVP's Gorakhpur division secretary in his early twenties. His awe-inspiring journey from a popular face of BJP in Uttar Pradesh to becoming the Home Minister of the country is brilliantly encapsulated by the author in 248 pages.
The author has given every bit of detail about post independence history of India. I love the way the write up is entangled in which it brushes up your knowledge giving a chronological account of post independence history along with the gripping story of the struggles and tribulations Singh went through during emergency days, as a Chief Miinister and a leader of opposition.
This book is a eye-opener for Singh's iconoclasts who troll him for his 'Kadi Ninda' term in media. This book holds accounts of the extensive work Singh's ministry has done during Vajpayee govt and during NDA-1 post 2014.
Singh is in politics when most of his party leaders were interested in position and perquisites but he was a man, risking his position never shied away from doing the right thing like the copying laws during his Chief Ministerial regime in UP.
Singh has a lion's share in strengthening India's internal as well as border security. Under his stewardship as a Home Minister India successfully carried out number of cross-border Military operations such as in Myanmar, Surgical strike, evacuating Indians from Yemen, flushing out maoist from Naxalite areas etc.
This book is a goldmine of facts for UPSC aspirant as it is imbeud with valuable information and deep research by the author.
However I was expecting the Balakot episode in the climax which didn't find any mention.
Rating - 4/5
Reviewed by Ankush Rai for Get the facts History
IG @getthefactshistory
Written by - Gautam Chintamani
The book is a interesting peep into the life of Rajnath Singh, the BJP stalwart and current Defence Minister in NDA - 2.
It has a comprehensive view also of the history of the party and its parent organisation the RSS which he has served.
Rajnath Singh, son of a farmer, a fierce orator and a good student started his political career by becoming ABVP's Gorakhpur division secretary in his early twenties. His awe-inspiring journey from a popular face of BJP in Uttar Pradesh to becoming the Home Minister of the country is brilliantly encapsulated by the author in 248 pages.
The author has given every bit of detail about post independence history of India. I love the way the write up is entangled in which it brushes up your knowledge giving a chronological account of post independence history along with the gripping story of the struggles and tribulations Singh went through during emergency days, as a Chief Miinister and a leader of opposition.
This book is a eye-opener for Singh's iconoclasts who troll him for his 'Kadi Ninda' term in media. This book holds accounts of the extensive work Singh's ministry has done during Vajpayee govt and during NDA-1 post 2014.
Singh is in politics when most of his party leaders were interested in position and perquisites but he was a man, risking his position never shied away from doing the right thing like the copying laws during his Chief Ministerial regime in UP.
Singh has a lion's share in strengthening India's internal as well as border security. Under his stewardship as a Home Minister India successfully carried out number of cross-border Military operations such as in Myanmar, Surgical strike, evacuating Indians from Yemen, flushing out maoist from Naxalite areas etc.
This book is a goldmine of facts for UPSC aspirant as it is imbeud with valuable information and deep research by the author.
However I was expecting the Balakot episode in the climax which didn't find any mention.
Rating - 4/5
Reviewed by Ankush Rai for Get the facts History
IG @getthefactshistory
December 24, 2019
Tallest man in the Indian politics from history till present. His efforts, his journey all depicted in a book.
September 12, 2020
This is as much a biographical account of Raqjnath Singh as it is a chronicle of BJP and to a great extent the history of India, from the lens of a non-establishment 'historian'.
It gives a closer glimpse of the life of a person who is colloquially known as 'Ninda Mama'. But that generally stems from the fact that the details mentioned in this book are largely unknown to the young Indian population.
A man who rose from the ranks of the largest political party as well as its ideological foundation. Worth knowing the life of a person who stood by his ideals.
P.S. Chapter 3 is probably the best part of this.
It gives a closer glimpse of the life of a person who is colloquially known as 'Ninda Mama'. But that generally stems from the fact that the details mentioned in this book are largely unknown to the young Indian population.
A man who rose from the ranks of the largest political party as well as its ideological foundation. Worth knowing the life of a person who stood by his ideals.
P.S. Chapter 3 is probably the best part of this.
January 26, 2022
I found it very shallow and not a balanced one.
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