For the first time ever, here is a provocative and thought. A provoking book that analyses the fascinating battle between Rahul and Modi and beyond: a battle of two ideas for India, a battle to capture the soul of India. It is do or die this time for the political bosses. The book brilliantly analyzes how a common man's personal, social & materialistic life will be transformed during 2014-2024.
- Can a tea vendor defeat a crown prince?
- Why do so many people dislike Modi?
- Can Rahul really change the Congress party?
- Will minorities be safe with Modi as PM?
- Will Sardar Patel finally have his revenge on Nehru?
- Can Arvind Kejriwal make any real difference?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Drawing the Battle Lines
On how and why the war between Modi and Rahul is a war between two ideas of India
2. How Do You Solve a Problem Called India
On why India is a land of paradoxes and why the Nehruvian Consensus is breaking down
3. God is in the Details
On the savage dispute for the soul of India between Secularism and Communalism and what it means for Modi and Rahul
4. Third Time Lucky ? How the Modi-Rahul Fight is 65 Years Old
On how the battle between Modi and Rahul is the third time India had to choose between a Gujarati and a Kashmiri Pandit
5. Lotus 123
On the real reasons why the BJP has emerged as a formidable political party and force and the real reasons why its geographical spread is limited
6. Goebbels Versus Goebbels
On how supporters of Modi and Rahul are fighting a brutal propaganda war and how the media has got involved
7. A Neo Middle Class
On how an entirely new aspirational breed of Indians has emerged in recent times and how Modi is hoping to connect with this 400 million strong group
8. From Mai Baap to My Dreams
On how and why India turned Left after independence and how it affected economic growth, besides triggering a revolt of the right
9. Indian Mythological Tales
On why psephologists, pollsters and election analysts go wrong so often and how the media perpetuates many myths about the Indian voter
10. Report Card : Pass, Fail or Supplementary ?
On the comparative track record of Rahul and Modi as politicians and leaders
11. India in 2024
On what might happen in 2014 and what could happen beyond that
BOOK DETAILS
Publication Year: 2014
ISBN-13: 9789350132913
ISBN-10: 9350132915
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Number of Pages: 225 Pages
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