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One Life Is Not Enough : An Autobiography

by Natwar Singh

3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 · rating details · 134 ratings · 29 reviews

Natwar Singh joined the Indian Foreign Service and served as a bureaucrat for 31 years. He joined the Congress Party in 1984, and became a Minister of State in the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s council with the portfolios of steel, agriculture, and coal and mines in 1985. In this much-awaited autobiography, the former cabinet minister talks justly about his experience ...more

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Published August 1st 2014 by Rupa Publications

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Aug 25, 2014 Roopinder Singh rated it 3 of 5 stars

Natwar Singh was an IFS officer for over 33 years, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1984. After resigning from the service, he became a politician and served in Rajiv Gandhi’s Cabinet. He was the External Affairs Minister in Manmohan Singh’s Cabinet, till he was named in a report on the Iraq oil-for-food scandal in 2005.
He has written many books earlier, but his just-released tell-all account of his life and politics has raised a furore in the Congress circles and in the medial in general. A ...more

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Jun 14, 2015 Viju rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Not that I expected much from the book, particularly after reading Not Just An Accountant (which still is the best book I've read that had focused on the UPA 2004-14 era) and The Accidental Prime Minister. But this 'autobiography' turned out to be a pretty damp squib without much enthusiasm. Perhaps it was just written for the sake of being written.

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Dec 16, 2014 Omkar2510 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Natwar Singh’s autobiography ‘One Life is not enough’ created a sensation on the eve of the General Elections 2014. The news of the book spread like wildfire, primarily because it exposed the chinks in the armour of Manmohan Singh’s unauthoritative regime and the influence Ms Sonia Gandhi wielded over him.
The autobiography is primarily divided into three sections: His childhood, IFS travails and Political filght.
The author has colored a vivid picture of the erstwhile princely state of bharatpur Natwar Singh’s autobiography ‘One Life is not enough’ created a sensation on the eve of the General Elections 2014. The news of the book spread like wildfire, primarily because it exposed the chinks in the armour of Manmohan Singh’s unauthoritative regime and the influence Ms Sonia Gandhi wielded over him.
The autobiography is primarily divided into three sections: His childhood, IFS travails and Political filght.
The author has colored a vivid picture of the erstwhile princely state of bharatpur, its eccentric king and his memories in this regard. A great deal of recollections, humorous and otherwise captures the reader’s attention. First brush with authority was caused due to him hanging a poster of Mahatma in his dorm room, in turn irking the imperialistic Principal Stow, mentions Natwar Singh. Another time, he along with his friend Badan Singh planned and successfully executed an escapade from Scindia School, landed in hometown Bharatpur, only to be beaten up by his father and Maharaja and sent back. The Early year’s section ends with him graduating with flying colours from St. Stephens and his joining Corpus Christi College, Cambride.
His years and reminisces of his diplomatic experience are multifaceted and multicolored. It provides an in depth, behind closed doors, record of several crucial events in India’s independent history. His close relations with the Nehru-Gandhi family are quite evident from various instances. There are several mentions of Krishna Hutheesingh, Nehru’s sisters and his family’s proximity to her. Natwar Singh describes the events culminating into the Sino-Indian War in great detail. If the instances mentioned are taken as gospel, then it reveals a National Security breach committed by Pandit Nehru, as he had mentioned key aspects of the Sino-Indian talks to Edwina Mountbatten. Such kind of an exchange between a constitutional dignitary and a commoner is highly vile and unacceptable. Natwar Singh’s Diplomatic years also contributed to his literary development. It is during these years he came across numerous well-published authors and also authored several book. The author has described his friendship with E.M. Forester, author of the well-known literary phenomenon ‘A Passage to India.’ The parts mentioning the largely unknown side of public figures of International recognition like Mao Tse Tung, General Zia-Ul-Haq is engaging. Experiences based on his diplomatic expedition to China clear the stagnant of the 1962 Sino-Indian war. Natwar Singh describes the events culminating into the Sino-Indian War in great detail. If the instances mentioned are taken as gospel, then it reveals a serious National Security breach committed by Pandit Nehru, as he had mentioned key aspects of the Sino-Indian talks to Edwina Mountbatten. Author also sheds some light on the work done by him as a member of the United Nations’ committee on decolonization, and the politics of the UN. Recognition knocked his door when he was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1984 for his exemplary effort in organizing the Non Aligned Moment Summit (NAM) and the Commonwealth Heads Summit(He was appointed by PM Indira Gandhi). The Diplomatic travelogues are by far the most engaging part of the autobiography.
The third and the last part of the autobiography mentions his development as a politician. Natwar Singh resigned from IFS in 1984 toward the end of the Indira years, and successfully contested form the Bharatpur Constituency after the assassination of Indira Gandhi. As a minister in the Rajiv Gandhi Government, Natwar Singh delves into various details describing his experiences in the Ministry of Steel and then Ministry of Fertilizers, which are quite average. The book quite aptly describes the flaws of the Rajiv Gandhi Government. Natwar Singh mentions that Rajiv Gandhi’s lack of experience and his think-tank’s misleading directions spelled doom and sent them packing in the very next General Election. Rajiv Gandhi’s decision to drop food supplies over Sri Lanka, howsoever compassionate it may be, the same was a serious violation of the International law and a sovereign country’s airspace. Thus it can be rightly concluded that Governments can seldom be run by charisma alone. Proactive planning and politically right decision making is of supreme importance. Much of the concluding parts are more of Memoirs than an autobiography. It’s also revealed by Natwar Singh, that he played a pivotal role in the early years of Sonia Gandhi in Indian politics, for which he was duly rewarded by being made the Minister for External Affairs in 2004. He was Man Friday for the Sonia Gandhi and her government for years. Disaster struck and things went haywire after the publication of the Volcker Report accusing him of benefiting from the Oil-For-Food Program with Iraq. Much of the later part of the book is full of clarifications, accusations and allegations. Natwar Singh describes the troubles faced by him and his family in the years following the Volcker Conspiracy.
Primary plus point of the book is its lucid language. Natwar Singh’s command over the language is flawless. However, the book is written as a collection of recollections. This has led to several repetitive instances in the later parts of the book. Had it been written in a chronological sequence, the same would have been averted.
The Shocking revelations, Election fever, coupled with the perfect timing for its launch surely takes the readers by surprise.
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Sep 21, 2014 Ashutosh Kumar added it

The writing style of Natwar Singh is lucid and laced with emotions, his pain shows clearly towards ending chapters of the book, especially the disdain for UPA leadership.
Initial chapters give a succinct account of how India's foreign policy evolved since independence and how India engaged with different nations around the world.

Natwar singh is frank and honest throughout, especially the chapter about Declaration of Emergency, which he ends with "It was not a period about which I feel proud abo ...more

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Aug 15, 2014 Nitin Ghatkar rated it 2 of 5 stars

The Author considers himself cut from a lion cloth as he is a former princely state family member. But he forgets to give meaningful explanations of his decisions. The book falls short on his earlier works.

But to know the opinion of a octagenerion politician on his colligues, politcians, fellow IFS officers, his alma matter St Stepehen is extended enough too be broken.

The expectation was high as he is one of few politicians since former PM PV Rao who has worked wih J Nehru, Indira Firoj Gandhy ...more

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Dec 17, 2014 Amit Tiwary rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I have already read about Natwar Singh, I have read few of his other books as well. Some of the materials of the book has come from his own other books.

Other than clarifying on Volcker report in a subdued tone this book has the lively and emphatic narration by Mr. Singh. He had a remarkable career as a bureaucrat and diplomat and not so great as a political entity. He paid for the lost games in the field of politics as per him.

He has intentionally missed on his failed tenure with Mayawati and ...more

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May 04, 2015 Vignesh Mathi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Very nice book for wannabe and budding diplomats. For first generation English readers, it is highly advisable to have a good dictionary while reading the book. The vocabulary of the author is top class which would make a serious reader to look into the dictionary at least once in 2 pages of the book.

This book will show the readers how Mr. Natwar Singh, born into a very royal family, very close to the Nehru family and how he cuts his teeth as a good diplomat, in his own right. He is privileged ( ...more

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Jul 27, 2015 Sajith Kumar rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Television became widespread in India only in the 1980s. Many of us were schoolchildren then, and we were glued to the TV sets, be it showing news, agricultural programs, movie or sports. Thankfully, the choice was easy as we had only the state-run Doordarshan to watch. News on TV meant never ending scenes of ministers inaugurating various projects, attending conferences and foreign visits. Today’s children won’t touch those programs even with a very long pole. But we enjoyed every bit of it, th Television became widespread in India only in the 1980s. Many of us were schoolchildren then, and we were glued to the TV sets, be it showing news, agricultural programs, movie or sports. Thankfully, the choice was easy as we had only the state-run Doordarshan to watch. News on TV meant never ending scenes of ministers inaugurating various projects, attending conferences and foreign visits. Today’s children won’t touch those programs even with a very long pole. But we enjoyed every bit of it, the novelty of seeing the whole world sitting in your room was so exhilarating. One of the familiar faces on TV along with that of Rajiv Gandhi, who was the prime minister, was that of Shri. Natwar Singh, the Minister of State for External Affairs. He was very familiar to news watchers and had the glamour of resigning from the prestigious Indian Foreign Service to join politics. There is only one family that counts for anything in the Congress party then as well as now, and he was very close to it. He worked in various diplomatic missions abroad before quitting and joining the cabinet of Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh. He produces nice reminiscences of events of those years in this book, which is very attractive to readers on account of its simple yet elegant diction. Readers are assured of a ringside view of what was going on inside the world’s largest democracy’s administration. His style is not humble, by any stretch of the imagination. Singh declares in the prologue that he does not believe in equality – fraternity yes, but no equality. Anyhow, he has succeeded in bringing out a thoroughly useful book for the casual reader.

The book presents a handy sketch of the person and administration of Jawaharlal Nehru. The nation’s first prime minister was also its most intellectual one so far. Having a natural turn to reading and having spent almost a decade in jail during the freedom struggle, Nehru was a very learned man and a voracious reader. But his vast knowledge imparted an air of condescension in his dealings with foreign leaders, and took the form of moralizing on the diplomatic arena. His foreign policy was a damp squib, with the Non-Aligned Group a non-starter because it was a B-team of the USSR. Nehru protested from the roof top when Britain invaded Egypt in 1956 when the Suez Canal was nationalized by them. In that same year, USSR invaded Hungary to crush the protests for democratic reforms and re-imposed the Communist Party’s dictatorship. But this time, Nehru’s tongue was tied. Natwar Singh identifies three blunders committed by Nehru which caused lasting damage to India. He carried the Kashmir issue to the UN Security Council, thereby making it an international dispute. He moved the international body under Chapter 6 of its Charter dealing with disputes, while it should have been filed under Chapter 7, concerned with aggression from a foreign country. In all these vexed issues, Nehru readily accepted the flawed advice offered by Lord Mountbatten, who had a different agenda than that of the Indian government. He was asked to continue as Governor General of free India by Nehru. What prompted him to make this strange request raises several unsavoury questions regarding Nehru’s alleged relationship with Edwina, the Governor General’s wife. Was he trying to prolong the couple’s stay in India at a great cost to national interest? Singh also mentions that what Nehru did immediately after returning from his Chinese visit in 1954 was to apprise Lady Mountbatten (of all people!) about the developments on his visit which might be construed as breach of the oath of secrecy. The miserably lost war with China personally devastated Nehru. Indian army’s humiliating defeat prompted him to accept U.S. military aid. Singh attaches two such letters written by Nehru to President Kennedy, literally begging him to provide military equipment and staff during the war with China. Diehard patriots would find it difficult to read the letters without heartburn. But the single most terrible setback for modern India was his refusal to accept a permanent seat at the UN Security Council when it was offered by the USSR on the ground that only China has the moral right to be there! All such moral postures were flown to the winds when India forcibly liberated Goa from Portuguese control. Western media flayed him for this misdemeanor from one who preaches to the world about what is morally right.

An aristocratic birth in India guarantees connections at the highest levels and and an exalted career. Belonging to a prominent family of Bharatpur, having relationship with royalty and having married the daughter of the Maharajah of Patiala, Natwar Singh was the epitome of the bureaucrat who could talk in private with the prime minister at any time – and to a person no less than Indira Gandhi! She signed as a witness to the author’s marriage and his warm relationship with her aunts ensured Indira’s constant attention on Singh. This was a tricky issue when Emergency was proclaimed in 1975. The book contains passages in which the author, who was in London at that time, speaking out against it. This is far from convincing. The ire he received from the Janata Party leaders, who trounced Congress in the very next election after lifting Emergency, stands in silent testimony to his activities, or at least its perception by opposition leaders. He was shunted to Zambia by the Janata government. Natwar Singh exhibited an attitude bordering on arrogant contempt to Prime Minister Morarji Desai. He ridicules Desai’s eating habits and takes a dig at his drinking habit, which in fact included urine! Singh even refused to introduce his pretty wife to Desai even though the prime minister actually requested it during a friendly talk. Singh’s guilt is mitigated somewhat by the fact that Desai reciprocated his feelings in equal measure. His star shone brightly when Indira returned to power. He resigned from his official post with five years to go for retirement and managed a seat from Indira to contest in the very next parliamentary election. He planned for a Rajya Sabha seat, but the power brokers of Indira got jealous of him and allotted the Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat, his own constituency. He also got decorated with Padma Bhushan when she was in power.

The author is unusually candid towards Rajiv Gandhi at whose cabinet he served as a minister of state. Every stage of Rajiv’s disastrous Sri Lanka policy is outlined in clear detail, including India’s open consultations with LTTE and its leader V. Prabhakaran. Rajiv pay rolled LTTE which finally took his life. We see Rajiv as a weak administrator after 1987 when he feigned ignorance of Operation Brasstacks which was the largest military exercise held very close to the Pak border. He even asked the author whether India would go to war with Pakistan, reflecting a clear lack of understanding of what’s going on. Singh blames the coterie that surrounded Rajiv for what took place, but falls short of directly naming them. They are described as three ignoramuses with inflated egos, one a socialist, one inept political wheeler-dealer and the third a meddling nuisance (p.275). But watchful readers need only turn to p.234-35 to get their names as M L Fotedar, Arun Singh and Arun Nehru. The author could have saved the trouble.

Natwar Singh fell from grace in 2005 while serving at the pinnacle of his career as India’s external affairs minister. His name appeared in a UN report that exposed the corrupt deals made by Saddam Hussein of Iraq as part of the Oil for Food Programme implemented by UN. Congress party asked for resignation which transformed the author to a ferocious, wounded tiger. He attacks each and every person who asked him to step down, even though they were only sacking a tainted colleague. He flays Manmohan Singh as a decent though spineless man, who never stands up for his colleagues (p.322). Natwar Singh owes his cabinet berth to Sonia Gandhi, but she suddenly becomes persona non grata as ‘exercising power without responsibility and indulging in backseat driving’. Paul Volcker, the former chairman of U.S. Federal Reserve who drafted the UN report that indicted Singh is said to be biased. Even Justice R S Pathak, who investigated the case, is not spared, as the author alleges Pathak’s father to have approached him twenty years back with a request for a job in the International Court of Justice. The allegations are directionless and much mudslinging is done by the author who is infuriated at the prospect of being called corrupt.

Having a wide experience in book reviews and an avid reader himself, Singh identifies understatement, restraint and objectivity to have a paralyzing effect on an autobiography. True to the norm, it should as subjective as it could be. Two halves are clearly discernible in the text. The half that ends with his becoming a minister is witty, having many anecdotes and down to earth observations. But the latter half is in stark contrast to this. The author seems to have lost his grip on humour the moment he took the oath of office as a minister. Here, it takes on the appearance of a diary, with dry recordings of happenings. Verbatim accounts of speeches and meetings make this half more lackluster. The book boasts a good index and a number of colour plates. A chronology of events would be a nice addition to the second edition.

The book is highly recommended.
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Jun 25, 2015 paramvir rated it 2 of 5 stars

the book even though loaded with facts, some interesting some not so much, is a huge disappointment in terms of writing style and arrangement of content. Even though he claims to be a voracious reader, the book doesn't reflect that command over language which is to be expected. The book is essentially a collage of random remembrances and events, and leaves the reader guessing as to their relevance to the theme or leaves him wanting for more details.
Even the themes such as foreign policy where e ...more

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Jan 02, 2015 Aashish rated it 4 of 5 stars

Natwar Singh spent many years in the Indian Foreign Service and later joined the Congress party, assuming many senior ministerial positions in the government. His closeness to the the Nehru-Gandhi family, which has controlled the Congress party and the Indian government for most part since Indian independence is well known ad well documented - including by Natwar Singh himself. He rose within the government, though never so much inside the party, based on this perceived proximity. This book is a Natwar Singh spent many years in the Indian Foreign Service and later joined the Congress party, assuming many senior ministerial positions in the government. His closeness to the the Nehru-Gandhi family, which has controlled the Congress party and the Indian government for most part since Indian independence is well known ad well documented - including by Natwar Singh himself. He rose within the government, though never so much inside the party, based on this perceived proximity. This book is an intriguing account of the way Delhi functions - from someone who had a great view of the process. The good thing about this book is that Singh does not desist from pushing the envelope. This is an ideal autobiography - he attempts to hide nothing or no one. His likes and dislikes are made public and so are his own qualities and shortcomings.

The book explains how the bureaucracy - government relationships work. Singh covers how the bureaucrats stand to benefit by being close to powerful politicians. And conversely how things can go wrong when these relationships fall by the way. The initial assembling of India's diplomatic missions and positioning of key officials post 1947 happened much via these past personal equations - the self sustaining ecosystem where the bureaucrat, the party and the politician was part of the same circle.

Singh gives frank opinions on key personalities who he worked with. On Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, he explains how he brought the country together after Independence and how he fell from his high pedestal in the later part of his tenure. On Indira Gandhi with whom Singh worked the closest, the book covers the qualities - power and authority and the flip side of the same qualities - carte blanche and dictatorial ways of operating in a democracy. At one point, the author describes how he called Indira "the Empress of India", which for a bureaucrat should be ideally unusual. This part of the book gives the best view - exposing the worst realities - of the Delhi symbiotic ecosystem. On Rajiv Gandhi, the author covers his meteoric rise and then the sudden detachment from political realities leading to the equally swift fall. Finally on Sonia Gandhi, the author explains the reality of her not taking up India's PM role in 2004, which was not as much about principles, as it was about family pressures, the fear of the politics and the advantage of ruling without being accountable.

Singh also covers the tenure and personalities of several Congress leaders outside of the Nehru-Gandhi family. On PV Narasimha Rao, he is not very kind - which is explained by the fact that Singh was himself part of a rival faction which did not get to rule for the only 5 yrs post 1947 when no one from the Nehru-Gandhi family controlled the party. On Manmohan Singh, the author is very clear about the picture of a weak individual not standing by his colleagues and someone who was a beneficiary of a windfall in 2004.

All in all, Singh gives as many details as one possibly can from such a long and connected career. The only grouse is how he has not connected the dots between the "Oil for Food" scheme in Iraq which caused his downfall, to the eventual beneficiaries, the first list of which contained the name of Congress party. He also mentions about the two closed door Manmohan Singh - Paul Walker meetings and Walker's later role as the UN committee head for "Oil for Food" probe. But he leaves it for the readers to make guesses on how these threads were tied together.

After Walking With The Lions and One Life Is Not Enough, the author would do tremendous justice to the body of Delhi establishment writing, if he covers the whole "Oil for Food" program in a last book.

Overall, a good read for those interested in Indian politics. ...more

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Oct 26, 2014 Anil Swarup rated it 3 of 5 stars

Whether Natwar Singh was undone by those that he perceived were close to him or not, his outpouring of angst against them marks the theme of the book. He is articulate. Hence, his barbs are precise and incisive. He hardly smiled and his disgust and anger was almost always writ large on his face. His book too is a reflection of this part of his personality. Coming down so heavily against those that, as per his own admission, were so close to him, appears unethical. However, if Sanjay Baru could d ...more

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Jan 11, 2015 Sreeram Pinnamaraju rated it 4 of 5 stars

Although i have a penchant for k. Natwar Singh's books, i find this book very informative and exciting. My take on the book is that ,it is a good book if your likes incline with that of the recent Indian history, as an accomplished diplomat and politician, his story coheres with the accomplishments of our country in the recent past. Also a long time veteran of the Nehru-Gandhi family he recalls the account of how this family led our country to greatness and the family's demise in charisma and le ...more

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Jan 15, 2015 Prasad GR rated it 4 of 5 stars

To have witnessed independent India's history being made is in itself enviable. But Natwar Singh has also played a part in it. No wonder he concludes that "one life is not enough". While his style is lucid and covers a lot of ground, sometimes one couldn't help yearning for more. Certain historic events do deserve a little more depth. Not sure if the editors erred here. And the last section on the Volcker report felt empty. His defence was weak and lacked substance. Maybe emotions overtook him a ...more

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May 27, 2015 Shriram Tkl rated it 3 of 5 stars

Started reading this Book. Finished some 13 chapters. Author being a career diplomat and served as a Minister in External affairs threw lot of in sights about his role in Indian Govt role in world affairs. His interaction with General Zia Ul Haq and the general mindset of Pakistan establishment throws interesting insight. Won't say it is a must read book. But you won't regret it either.

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Dec 13, 2014 Chinmaya Sreekaran rated it 3 of 5 stars

This could have been so much more with his wealth of experience but could not elevate itself beyond random musings and ramblings. Utterly poor editing. The first few chapters have no structure and flow. Pretty much same throughout though there is some redemption in the middle. More than half the useful stuff is from quotes from other published works. What a waste.

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Jan 03, 2015 Pratyush Kumar rated it 2 of 5 stars

Most of the book deals with self-aggrandizement. Waste of time, save the chapters on Rajiv and Sonia. Most of that content is already in various interviews that he gave since the publication of this book. The prose is pretty ordinary also.

Wouldn't recommend.

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Sep 05, 2014 Abhishek Rao rated it 1 of 5 stars

Uninspiring, Boastful and utterly pretentious. Had to stop reading it midway,as I felt it more of a self appreciatory account with the sole purpose of trying to justify his Foreign Policy gaffes while serving as EAM and somehow pin Sonia Gandhi responsible for it.

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Feb 07, 2015 Rajan Gupta rated it 2 of 5 stars

Natwar Singh has tried to bring forward his views/ Inner details corresponding to UPA. The Veracity cant be claimed but he enlightened it with new findings

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Aug 25, 2014 Prameet Kamat rated it 4 of 5 stars

Brilliant, informative book - almost a full political history from 50s up until recent events. Surprisingly factual and crisp for the most part.

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Sep 17, 2015 Dipankar De rated it 4 of 5 stars

serious book interesting to read. provides a quite glimpse of how india has been looted by the silent maun mohan regime!

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Feb 17, 2015 Swami Narasimhananda rated it 5 of 5 stars

An autobiography, a excellently written prose, and a concise history of major developments of Independent India.

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Sep 25, 2014 Praveen rated it 4 of 5 stars

A very nice book that gives a wonderful insight into the past functioning of the Indian govt, policy matters and all the inside gossip minus the scandals.

Nicely written and makes for an interesting read.

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Apr 22, 2015 Nivedan Bharadwaj rated it 1 of 5 stars

Decent content but badly written book. Stories are scattered all over the place.

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Apr 03, 2015 Diksha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Thank you K. Natwar Singh, for this amazing journey into the realms of indian politics and foreign policy. I am yet to read a shaper brain.

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Jun 24, 2015 Chittu Desai Reddy rated it 4 of 5 stars

good feel while reading and increased my intensity towards civilans posts....

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Sep 14, 2014 Tushar Jhunjhunwala rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Interesting read but short on details. So basically the trailer was better than the movie

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Jun 21, 2015 Subhash Chandra B rated it 4 of 5 stars

Apart from hearing the name, I didn't read anything about him so far. Initially I was little bit curious that an autobiography of a diplomat/politician having a title with such a literary touch. After completing the book, I felt that the title perfectly fits the fascinating journey of Natwar Singh which spread across various countries, dealing with diplomats across the globe, interacting with the prominent leaders who influenced the course of the world post world war and also the best Indian and ...more

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Dec 10, 2014 Paresh rated it 5 of 5 stars

A good read. Never new that Mr. Natwar Singh was so accomplished a personality. It is interesting to read his political journey. one should not miss the last two chapters; one on sonia gandhi and other on volcker report. highlights the fact about politics is a blood game and also about the true sonia gandhi and Congress in general.

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Dec 24, 2014 Sookie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2014 , bio-autobio-memoir , indian

A new perspective on Indian foreign policy from 1950s till P V Narasimha Rao's era.

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Raveena Dadhich rated it 4 of 5 stars
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Kunwar Natwar Singh was born on May 16, 1931. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, Scindia School, Gwalior, St. Stephen's College, Delhi and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Peking University in China. He began his career in the Indian Foreign Service in 1953. He served in the diplomatic corps in various capacities in many places across the world. After serving in the IFS for about 31 year ...more

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