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No evocative of contemporary Indian politics can match that found in the pages of Pranab Mukherjee\u2019s diary, a place where his mind found its most memorable outlet.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 13th President of India, who served as India\u2019s External Affairs, Defence, Finance and Commerce Minister at different times; a Parliamentarian with the unique distinction of being the leader of both Houses; and a member of the Congress Working Committee for 23 years, Pranab Mukherjee was a scholar par excellence, powerful orator and one of India\u2019s most towering statesmen.<\/p>\n

But to his daughter, Sharmistha Mukherjee, he was Baba, the workaholic; the history teacher who narrated events in the spirit of adda at dinner time; and the devoutly religious man who never imposed his faith on his daughter. In public and private, Pranab was always larger than life.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers<\/span>, Sharmistha offers a fascinating glimpse into the illustrious life of Pranab Mukherjee. She invites us into her family\u2019s private world that was peopled by the Gandhis\u2014Indira, Rajiv, Sonia and Rahul; Prime Ministers P.V. Narasimha Rao, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Dr Manmohan Singh and, more recently, Narendra Modi. She uncovers new, hitherto unknown facets of Pranab\u2019s political life\u2014his unfulfilled ambition of becoming India\u2019s prime minister arising out of his inability to emerge as the \u2018number one person\u2019 to earn Sonia\u2019s trust, the personality cult around the Nehru\u2013Gandhi family, Rahul Gandhi\u2019s lack of charisma and political understanding, Mamata Banerjee\u2019s opposition to Pranab\u2019s nomination as the presidential candidate (which sealed the deal in his favour) and his advice to PM Modi to acknowledge the contributions of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.<\/p>\n

Through Pranab\u2019s diary entries, personal stories narrated to Sharmistha and her own research\u2014enhanced by her collection of never-before-seen photographs\u2014this is a sweeping, multigenerational narrative from a flickering lamp in West Bengal\u2019s remote village to the glittering chandeliers of India\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n

Refreshingly original as it is exquisitely rendered,\u00a0Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers<\/span>\u00a0is a remarkable debut book that celebrates a special father\u2013daughter relationship.<\/p>\n

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