Product Description
Laloo Yadav and Nitish Kumar, chalk and cheese. One a charismatic populist, the other a shrewd introvert. Taken together, a mesmerizing duo: heroes to some, villains to others, champions of the underdog yet imperious of manner; allies in youth, foes in mid-life, now ageing veterans. For a quarter of a century, the two by turns dictated the destiny of Bihar. What do Laloo and Nitish mean to Bihar? Here, for the first time, a revised and updated omnibus edition of Sankarshan Thakur's widely acclaimed biographies of the men. From one of India's finest journalists, this masterful narrative-part personal memoir, part political portraiture, part unsparing perspective-is essential reading to understand Bihar. In the lives of the two giants also lies the arresting story of one of India's largest and most challenging states.
About the Author
Sankarshan Thakur was born in Patna in 1962. Since 1984, he has reported and written extensively on national and international affairs for a number of publications. He currently works as Roving Editor of The Telegraph.
Product Description Laloo Yadav and Nitish Kumar, chalk and cheese. One a charismatic populist, the other a shrewd introvert. Taken together, a mesmerizing duo: heroes to some, villains to others, champions of the underdog yet imperious of manner; allies in youth, foes in mid-life, now ageing veterans. For a quarter of a century, the two by turns dictated the destiny of Bihar. What do Laloo and Nitish mean to Bihar? Here, for the first time, a revised and updated omnibus edition of Sankarshan Thakur's widely acclaimed biographies of the men. From one of India's finest journalists, this masterful narrative-part personal memoir, part political portraiture, part unsparing perspective-is essential reading to understand Bihar. In the lives of the two giants also lies the arresting story of one of India's largest and most challenging states. About the Author Sankarshan Thakur was born in Patna in 1962. Since 1984, he has reported and written extensively on national and international affairs for a number of publications. He currently works as Roving Editor of The Telegraph.