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This is a fascinating account of the achievements of some of the top leaders of the country who could not become Prime Ministers, critically evaluating their public lives and their leadership qualities. The list includes leaders like Sardar Patel, Subhash Chandra Bose, Babu Jagjivan Ram, Pranab Mukherjee, L.K.Advani, Rahul Gandhi, etc. This book is not only about the leaders and their lives but it also covers a brief history of the period related to the leaders like the years of freedom struggle connected with Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad and Subhash Chandra Bose or the Babri Masjid issue and the Ram Janm Bhoomi agitation related to Advani. It is an insightful account of the contemporary history of India and the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party. It will be useful to the people interested in the history of the pre partition India as well as those who are interested in the contemporary history of India as shaped by L.K. Advani, Pranab Mukherjee and Rahul Gandhi.
