Advani, L. K.

My country my life by L. K. Advani - New Delhi: Rupa Publications, 2010 - 986 p.

Table of Contents:
Phase 1:
Chapter 1. Triumph of Freedom, Tragedy of Partition.
Chapter 2. Sindh and India: An Unbreakable Bond.
Chapter 3. My first twenty years in Sindh.
Chapter 4. Partition: Who was Responsible?
Phase 2:
Chapter 1. Migration from Sindh to Rajasthan.
Chapter 2. My work as a RSS Pracharak.
Chapter 3. Mahatma Gandhi's Tragic Assassination.
Chapter 4. Dr. Mookerjee and Formation of the Bharatiya Jana Sangha.
Chapter 5. The Thrill of Participating in the first general Elections.
Phase 3:
Chapter 1. Moving from Rajasthan to Delhi.
Chapter 2. The Organiser Years.
Chapter 3. The Bliss of Family life.
Chapter 4. My entry into the Delhi Metropolitan Council.
Chapter 5. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
Chapter 6. The Beginning of my Parliamentary Career.
Chapter 7. The Journey from Kanpur to Kanpur.
Chapter 8. Two events that changed the History.
Chapter 9. Emergency: Democracy Imprisoned.
Phase 4:
Chapter 1. The end of the darkest period in India's History.
Chapter 2. My stint in the Information & Broadcasting Mininstry.
Chapter 3. The People Betrayed: The fall of the janata Government; Return of Indira Gandhi.
Chapter 4. The Lotus Blooms.
Chapter 5. The 1980s: The BJP's Phoneix-like Rise.
Chapter 6. The Ayodhya Movement.
Chapter 7. The Trauma and Triumph of Punjab.
Chapter 8. The entry and exit of two Prime Ministers in two years.
Chapter 9. Five years of P. V. Narasimha Rao's Government.
Chapter 10. Three Prime Ministers in two years.
Chapter 11. The Swarna Jayanti Rath Yatra: A Patriotic Pilgrimage.
Phase 5:
Chapter 1.The Beginning of a New Era.
Chapter 2. The Kargil war: A Decisive Victory for India.
Chapter 3. The NDA returns to Power.
Chapter 4. Review of the working of the Indian Constitution.
Chapter 5. At the Helm of the Home Ministry.
Chapter 6. Cross-Border Terrorism.
Chapter 7. Pakistan's Proxy War.
Chapter 8. Dealing with the Kashmir Issue.
Chapter 9. Vajpayee- Musharraf Summit in Agra.
Chapter 10. Securing Assam and the North-East for the future.
Chapter 11. Naxalism, other Challenges and Initiatives.
Chapter 12. Communal Violence in Gujarat: Propaganda versus Reality.
Chapter 13. Defeat in Polls, Turmoil in the Party.
Chapter 14. My Pakistan Yatra.
Chapter 15. 'I have no Regrets'
Chapter 16. Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Statesman with a poetic soul.
Chapter 17. Reminiscences and Reflections.
Chapter 18. Persuit of meaning and happiness in life.
Epilogue
Appendix 1-6
References
Index

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