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K.R. Narayanan s life graph reflects in many ways the fruition of the promise of equality of status and opportunity that the Constitution guaranteed every citizen; from humble beginnings in a remote village to a distinguished career as an academician, diplomat, politician and, finally, India s first Dalit President, Narayanan embodied modern India s indomitable spirit. As President, as diplomat and as a citizen of India, Narayanan believed strongly in the ideas and principles that the nation was built upon nationalism, democracy, economic progress, religious tolerance and social justice and these found memorable expression in his speeches and writings over the years. In the Name of the People brings together Narayanan s most important writings spanning five decades, from his first published article in 1954 to the Republic Day speech of 2000. In these pieces, he covers a diverse range of topics, from Indo US ties and India China relations to human development, Islam in India and women in politics; from the benefits of the parliamentary system and the need to build democracy from the grassroots to the role of education and technology in development and the importance of a sustainable environment. Informed, perceptive and well-argued, the pieces in In the Name of the People constitute one of our greatest statesmen s reflections on independent India, and are especially striking in their continued relevance to the life of the nation.
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Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born in 1920 in Travancore. After completing studies, he joined the Indian Foreign Service on Jawaharlal Nehru s request and had a long and distinguished diplomatic career. Narayanan served as ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China and the USA. After retirement, he was vice-chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Narayanan entered politics at Indira Gandhi s request, and contested and won three general elections on a Congress ticket. He was a minister of state in Rajiv Gandhi s cabinet (1984 89). In 1992 he was elected Vice-President of India, and served till 1997, when he was elected the tenth President of India. He passed away in New Delhi in 2005 at the age of eighty-five.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0670081329
- ISBN 13 9780670081325
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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