Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi by Vinay SitapatiMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A lucidly written political history of India from the BJP perspective, in an easy to swallow capsule. The book traces the evolution of the present ruling dispensation from the first unfurling of the saffron flag of the RSS during pre-independence times. The tentative guttering flame of the Jan Sangh tries to flourish but, as the “Buddha smiled”, mutates into the blooming lotus.
A factual error: bhang is not opium – bhang pakodaswere a favourite of Vajpayee, as the author mentions.
I read about the mosque demolition in the book on 6 Dec. A coincidence??
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