Icons: Men and Women who Shaped Today's India

Icons: Men and Women who Shaped Today's India
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Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9788174369444
ISBN-13 : 8174369449
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Book Synopsis Icons: Men and Women who Shaped Today's India by : Anil Dharker

Download or read book Icons: Men and Women who Shaped Today's India written by Anil Dharker and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty glorious years of independence of India mark several milestones and immense contributions from great men and women who have become part of its history. For the first time ever, this book showcases post-Independent India's twenty greatest living personalities who have and continue to set extraordinary examples for the nation. Brilliantly orchestrated and edited by renowned author Anil Dharker, the book singularly establishes the unparalleled greatness and iconic status of these men and women, including A P J Abdul Kalam, Amartya Sen, Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, M F Husain, Charles Correa and Sonia Gandhi, by some of India's best known writers - Srinivas Laxman, Prem Shankar Jha, Maithili Rao, Dom Moraes, Ranjit Hoskote, and Kumar Ketkar, among others. A fascinating saga spanning several decades, this book unfolds the charisma, exceptional destinies, talents and achievements of twenty men and women who continue to shape today's India. 'The previous evening while he (K C Pant, former defence minister) and Dr Kalam were going for a walk, the minister asked him: "What would you like me to do to celebrate the success of Agni tomorrow?" Replied Kalam, "We need 100,000 saplings at the missile research centre." Srinivas Laxman on A P J Abdul Kalam'


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