Maverick Messiah A Political Biography

Excellent political biography of NTR. I enjoyed reading it. There is a lot of good stuff here' SANJAYA BARU author political commentator'A very objective lucid truthful biography'DR JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN founder Lok Satta'...fair even-handed and objective in assessing NTR's political journey'PARAKALA PRABHAKAR author political commentator'Found it impossible to put down the book till I completed it' K. PADMANABHAIAH chairman Administrative Staff College of IndiaNandamuri Taraka Rama Rao widely known as NTR was not merely a film star who strayed into politics and captured power in Andhra Pradesh. The actor-politician redefined the political culture in the state and scripted a new political idiom. His rather dramatic entry into politics the profound impact he left on the people of Andhra Pradesh and the vital role he played in national politics during his relatively short political life however have not received deserving recognition. Maverick Messiah captures the different facets of NTR's life in all their varied hues and puts in perspective the significant contribution of the actor-politician to the Indian political tapestry. Review Excellent political biography of NTR. I enjoyed reading it. There is a lot of good stuff here. -- Sanjaya Baru Author Political CommentatorA very objective lucid truthful biography. It is a dispassionate account of a politician's role in shaping the public life of his state and the nation. Eminently readable. -- Dr Jayaprakash Narayan Founder Lok SattaThis is not an adulatory work. I wouldn't have liked it if it were one. It is fair even-handed and objective in assessing NTR's political journey... -- Dr Parakala Prabhakar Author Political CommentatorFound it impossible to put down the book till I completed it. -- K Padmanabhaiah Chairman Administrative Staff College of IndiaKandula argues in his book that NTR was the first proponent of the 'Congress Mukth Bharat'... The book interestingly encapsulates Rama Rao's life riddled with struggles successes controversies and charisma that refuses o fade away ―The Hindu Published On 2021-01-21[The] books stands out] ... for its content of national and international importance. NTR's contribution to modern Indian politics was never fully projected... Same thing can be said with regard to his originality innovative and pathbreaking reforms in administration and social engineering.... [Mavrick Messiah] will fill that gap. ―I. Venkata Rao senior journalist and author Oke Okkadu A Life Story of NTR...a cracker of a read...It is a story that intercuts between the man and the myth that is NTR and the emergence of another fantastical political tale-that of Chandrababu Naidu. ―Mint Published On 2021-03-04NTR found an ideal biographer in Ramesh Kandula who combines the sympathy of an admirer with the critical eye of a political journalist. ―THE WIREA new book on the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister is a reminder of the theatrics and tactics that shaped the region's politics today ―MINT Lounge About the Author RAMESH KANDULA is a journalist based in Hyderabad. He holds an MA in English literature from Hyderabad Central University and an MA in politics from Andhra University. In a career spanning three decades across the media spectrum-print television and the web-he has been associated with various organizations including Eenadu Deccan Chronicle and the Tribune. Kandula is presently CEO and chief editor of Mahaa News a Telugu news channel broadcasting from Hyderabad.