Half-Lion How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India

When P.V. Narasimha Rao became the unlikely prime minister of India in 1991 he inherited economic crisis violent insurgencies and a nation adrift. Despite being unloved by his people mistrusted by his party a minority in Parliament and ruling under the shadow of 10 Janpath Rao reinvented India at home and abroad.With exclusive access to Rao's never-before-seen personal papers as well as over a hundred interviews this definitive biography provides new revelations on the Indian economy nuclear programme foreign policy and the Babri Masjid. Meticulously researched and honestly told this landmark political biography is a must-read for anyone interested in the man responsible for transforming India. About the Author Vinay Sitapati is a political scientist journalist and lawyer. He teaches at Ashoka University and writes for the Indian Express. He has studied at National Law School of India University Bangalore and Harvard University and has a PhD in politics from Princeton.