LALU PRASAD YADAV / NALIN VERMA
Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
Librería Perelló (Valencia)
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Donde los libros
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Few Indian politicians can match the mass appeal and charisma of Lalu Prasad Yadav. As theleader of a political party, as the Chief Minister of Bihar and as Union Minister, he blazed atrail, bringing a dash of rustic wit and flair into the nation’s political narrative of drab ’politicalcorrectness’. Although essentially a regional leader, his influence has extended beyond his homestate, often impacting important political developments at the Centre.Gopalganj to Raisina Road is the journey of India’s most colourful political leader. From his humbleorigins in Phulwaria village to his remarkable rise as Railway Minister, the narrative relives thetwists and turns and the highs and lows of his life. In doing so, it reveals little-known facets ofmany inflection points in the nation’s history: the Emergency, how he got V.P. Singh to implementthe explosive Mandal Commission recommendations, the arrest of veteran BJP leader L.K. Advaniduring the latter’s Rath Yatra, Sonia Gandhi’s decision to not lead the UPA government, hisacceptance of Manmohan Singh’s candidature for prime ministership in 2004, and his dramaticrelationship with friend-turned-foe Nitish Kumar.A political potboiler as never seen before, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s autobiography is the most importantbook if one has to understand the evolution of the politics of the dalits and the marginalized.
