Reader’s Digest India – July 2019

118 july 2019

One of India’s most

well-known bureaucrat-

turned-politicians, Yas-

hwant Sinha, recounts

his incredible journey

from modest beginnings

to the top echelons of

power in Relentless.

Having worked with

three Prime Ministers

and two chief ministers,

Sinha has seen India’s

transformation from a

fledgling democracy to

a powerhouse in the

21st century, from up

close. And in his various

roles—as an IAS officer,

a minister for external

affairs and a two-time

finance minister—Sinha

has figured prominently

in this transformation.

His experiences help

him provide a unique

insight into politics, reli-

gion, democracy and its

institutions. While de-

tailing his struggles, Re-

lentless also gives us a

detailed view of the rise

and fall of leaders and

ideologies that have

charted the course of

our democracy.

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store vision to people who have been

prey to curable blindness and vicious

poverty and thus, have no access

to quality care.

Relentless: An Autobiography by Yashwant Sinha,

Bloomsbury

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Tawaifnama

(Westland)

Saba Dewan’s book

explores the nuances

of the lives of tawaifs

(courtesans) that

have been erased

from collective

consciousness.

The Overnight

Kidnapper

(Pan Macmillan India)

In Andrea Camilleri’s

novel set in Sicily,

Inspector Montal-

bano has to solve

three baffling kid-

napping cases that

happen overnight.

The Apology

(Bloomsbury)

Eve Ensler imagines

a long-due ‘apology’

for herself from her

father, for the sexual

and physical abuse

she suffered at

his hands.

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