Rajiv Gandhi and Rama's Kingdom

Author(s): Mehta, Ved Publisher: Yale University Press Format: Paperback List Price:  Rs. 188 Category: Politics & Government ISBN-13: 9780300068580 ISBN-10: 0300068581 Language: English Pages: 208 Dimensions: 8.14x5.43x.61 in. Age Range: All Ages

Overview:

An acclaimed biographer, novelist, and essayist, Ved Mahta illuminates life in modern India in this engrossing account of the country's tumultuous recent history. He describes in vivid detail such key events as the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the circumstances surrounding Rajiv's election as his mother's successor, the lasting effects of the accident at the Union Carbide plant at Bhopal, the assassination of Rajiv, and its chaotic aftermath.