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The Insider [Paperback]

P.V. Narasimha Rao (Author)

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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Penguin Books; 2nd Revised edition edition (Mar 30 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140271171
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140271171
  • Shipping Weight: 503 g

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Novel set against the contemporary political situation in India. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A look at the past, April 16 2000
By suresh chaganti - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Insider (Hardcover)
A look at the past from the vantage point called present. That aptly describes The Insider.This semi-autobiographical work from PV Narasimha Rao manages to engage you throughout.The former Prime minister of India displays superb story telling skills combining facts with fiction with post independant India serving as a vast canvas.PV takes the reader with him to the journey into the past 50 years starting from Nizam movement in Hyderabad till the destruction of Temple/Mosque at Ayodhya.You'll get an understanding of post-independant India,more specifically the state of Andhra Pradesh where PV served as the Chief Minister.

PV should have been more upfront about the characters that he has used to reflect the real persons in Indian national Congress.He ducked various important issues that changed the face of India throughout these years.Most important of them are Emergency and Indira Gandhi's assasination.He also chose to ignore the rise of Indira Gandhi after the famous split in the Congress.

What PV has effectively done is make the reader yearn more of his work. May be the active nature of his politics restrained him to be more forthright in "The Insider". He has promised a sequel.That should be more interesting since he has retired from active politics.

In summary, a good engagaing work but could have been a lot better.

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