THE TURBULENT YEARS 1980-1996

Join the President of India on
this journey to understand the depths of the world’s largest democracy   In this book, the honourable President of
India Dr. Pranab Mukherjee presents a sharp edged account of the very strong
political and economic decisions that have shaped the future of modern India.
He starts from the decisions of 1980s which had a huge impact on today’s
economy. He narrates the incident of Sanjay Gandhi’s death under unexpected
circumstances followed by the assassination of Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.
‘The reluctant politician’ Rajiv Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister of India.
Dr. Mukherjee was a witness to the events that followed in 1980s and 1990s, a
period that he refers to as one of the most turbulent times of India’s
post-independence history.   Understand
the deep decisions and inner politics of the 1990s   Dr. Mukherjee sheds light on all the major
occurrences of that time from Rajiv Gandhi’s swearing to the rise of P.V.
Narasimha Rao as the leader, from the famous Operation ‘Blue Star’ to the
Babri Masjid riots. He knew all about the rumours and the allegations, Rajiv
Gandhi’s relations with North East Politicians and many other crucial
events.   Unfold the secrets of the
world’s biggest democracy   In the
second volume, Mukherjee speaks very honestly about his years in power and
also presents a very clean analysis of the political events that followed.
The book gives an insight of the lives of major leaders who took these
decisions and presents a picture of how an uprising democracy came to terms
with the Foreign Direct Investment Scheme. This second volume is Mukherjee’s
autobiography and is the most awaited book after his bestselling book ‘The
Dramatic Decade’.   About the
Author   Dr. Pranab Mukherjee is the
13th President of India who is currently in the 4th year of his power and has
been involved in Indian Politics for over 60 years. Dr. Mukherjee was a
senior leader in the Indian National Congress and played an active role in
Rajya Sabha as well was Lok Sabha. Pranab Mukherjee’s intellectual and
political knowledge is widely admired and he is the recipient of Padma
vibushan award.   The book can be
easily bought from A.