All those who have always been fascinated by the great man we call ‘L.K. Advani’ can look forward to knowing all about him, that too through his eyes. The ‘Leader of Opposition’ in the Lok Sabha is over with the process of penning down the memoirs of his life in black and white. Published in the form of his autobiography, the book has been named as ‘My Country My Life’. The book is all set to be released in March 2008, by A P J Abdul Kalam, the former President of India.
Keeping in view the fact that NDA has declared L.K. Advani as its Prime Ministerial candidate, in the run-up to the general elections, the time for the launch seems to be just right. As per the publishers of the book, since the incidence of an active politician writing his political memoirs is very rare in India, ‘My Country My Life’ is expected to generate a lot of heat. Sources say that Advani presented the political system of India, covering almost eight decades. Through the book, he has traced his own growth in India politics.
‘My Country My Life’ covers all the major and minor events in the life of Advani, like his joining the RSS, trauma of Partition, meeting with Atal Bihari Vajpayee, days of the Jana Sangh, Emergency, Ayodhya, Rath Yatra, his stint in the government as Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Agra Summit, Kargil, Terrorism, Controversy surrounding Jinnah remark, and so on. The best part of the book is that Advani has taken the perspective of a participant, and not a historian, while writing it.
