The Caravan Book of Profiles

Description

Whether it is getting the scoop on insider influence or anointing game changers, Caravan has made a place for itself in the minds of readers in India and beyond, winning countless awards and accolades and showcasing the finest writers and thinkers in long-form journalism. Thirteen definitive profiles of our agents of change are presented in this volume, with new insight from their authors on their place in contemporary Indian history: Praveen Donthi on finance minister Arun Jaitley; Leena Reghunath on Swami Aseemanand; Krishn Kaushik on former Attorney-General Goolam Vahanvati; Mira Sethi on Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif; Deepak Adhikari on Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda; Mark Bergen on Raghuram Rajan; Samanth Subramanian on Sameer Jain; Mehboob Jeelani on Ponty Chadha; Rahul Bhatia on N. Srinivasan; T.M. Krishna on musician M.S. Subbulakshmi; Ali Sethi on Farida Khanum; Baradwaj Rangan on Vikram; and Vinod K. Jose on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In this invaluable collection, the pioneering journal presents a valuable and far-reaching record of our times for readers, citizens and students of journalism alike. Title page Contents About the Author Foreword Introduction RAGHURAM RAJAN by Mark Bergen SWAMI ASEEMANAND by Leena Gita Reghunath N. SRINIVASAN by Rahul Bhatia PONTY CHADHA by Mehboob Jeelani SAMIR JAIN by Samanth Subramanian ARUN JAITLEY by Praveen Donthi GOOLAM VAHANVATI by Krishn Kaushik NAWAZ SHARIF by Mira Sethi VIKRAM by Baradwaj Rangan MANMOHAN SINGH by Vinod K. Jose FARIDA KHANUM by Ali Sethi PRACHANDA by Deepak Adhikari M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI by T.M. Krishna Follow Penguin Copyright