Books by Indian Leaders and Sportspersons

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Which book was authored by LK Advani?

The Battle of Belonging

Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

My Country My Life (correct)

Prisoner's Scrapbook

Who wrote 'The Race of my Life'?

Milkha Singh (correct)

Ricky Ponting

Dhyan Chand

M.C.

Which book addresses the topic of India's foreign policy?

India-From Midnight to Millennium

New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy (correct)

Fearless Governance

Unhappy India

Whose autobiography is titled 'At Close of Play'?

Ricky Ponting Signup and view all the answers

Which author is known for the book 'Unbreakable'?

M.C. Signup and view all the answers

Which author wrote 'The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India'?

S.Y. Quraishi Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the book authored by Suresh Raina?

Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me Signup and view all the answers

Which book is written by Amish Raj Mulmi?

All Roads Lead North: Nepal’s Turn To China Signup and view all the answers

Who authored 'Sarasvati’s Gift'?

Kavita Kane Signup and view all the answers

What is the main theme of Dr. Shailendra Joshi's book?

Skill development in India Signup and view all the answers

Which author wrote 'Midnight's Children'?

Salman Rushdie Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of 'India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present'?

Geopolitical relations in Asia Signup and view all the answers

Which book was written by Tahira Kashyap Khurrana?

Stargazing: The Players in My Life Signup and view all the answers

Which author has a background in sports?

Ravi Shastri Signup and view all the answers

What theme does 'Art Cinema And India’s Forgotten Futures' primarily explore?

Unexplored cinematic narratives in India Signup and view all the answers

What topic is addressed in 'India’s Power Elite: Caste, Class And Cultural Revolution'?

The structure of Indian society Signup and view all the answers

Who authored 'Bengal and Partition: An Untold Story'?

Bhaswati Mukherjee Signup and view all the answers

Which book focuses on environmental themes related to Indian species?

Wild and Wilful - Tales of 15 Iconic Indian Species Signup and view all the answers

Who is the author of 'Animal Farm'?

George Orwell Signup and view all the answers

Which author wrote 'A Tale of Two Cities'?

Charles Dickens Signup and view all the answers

Which book was authored by David Baldacci?

Absolute Power Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the book written by Charles Darwin?

Origin of Species Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following books is a work by William Shakespeare?

The Tempest Signup and view all the answers

Who is the author of 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'?

Arthur Conan Doyle Signup and view all the answers

Which book did J.K. Galbraith write?

Ambassador’s Journal Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant theme in 'The Great Gatsby'?

The American Dream Signup and view all the answers

Who is the author of 'Nehru: The Debates that Defined India'?

Tripurdaman Singh & Adeel Hussain Signup and view all the answers

What is the main theme of 'Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water And How We Can Save It'?

Water conservation Signup and view all the answers

Which book discusses the transformation led by Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh?

The Monk Who Transformed Uttar Pradesh: How Yogi Aditynath Changed UP Waala Bhaiya Signup and view all the answers

Who authored 'AIIMS Mein Ek Jang Ladte Hue'?

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Signup and view all the answers

Which book covers the journey of Indian cricket from 1947?

Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947 Signup and view all the answers

What subject does 'Savarkar: A Contested Legacy (1924-1966)' address?

The impact of Savarkar on Indian politics Signup and view all the answers

Which author wrote 'The Stars in My Sky'?

Divya Dutta Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of 'The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India'?

Negotiation strategies in international relations Signup and view all the answers

What historical event is covered in 'The Battle of Rezang La'?

The Indo-China War of 1962 Signup and view all the answers

Which author is known for discussing India's ancient wellness legacy?

Rekha Chaudhari Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Books by Prominent Leaders

My Own Boswell by M Hidyatullah
Without Fear or Favour by Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Unhappy India by Lala Lajpat Rai
The Insider by PV Narasimha Rao
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India by Dadabhai Naoroji
India-From Midnight to Millennium by Sashi Tharoor
The Battle of Belonging by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Pride, Prejudice, and Punditry by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
It is Always Possible by Dr. Kiran Bedi
Fearless Governance by Dr. Kiran Bedi
New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Pakistan Papers by Mani Shankar Iyer
Prison Diary by Jayaprakash Narayan
Vanity Fair by Thackeray
All Round View by Imran Khan
Rukh Te Rishi by Harbhajan Singh

Books by Sportspersons

Goal! by Dhyan Chand
The Race of my Life by Milkha Singh
At Close of Play by Ricky Ponting
Unbreakable by M.C. Air Vice Marshal
Cricket Drona by Jatin Paranjpe & Anand Vasu
Suparipalana by Dr Shailendra Joshi
My Encounters in Parliament by Bhalchandra Mungekar
The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World by Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Books From 2021-2022

Elephant In The Womb by Kalki Koechlin
Sarasvati’s Gift by Kavita Kane
Fractured Mosaic by Sabarna Roy
All Roads Lead North: Nepal’s Turn To China by Amish Raj Mulmi
India 2030: Rise of a Rajasic Nation by Gautam Chikermane
RUNWAY to Skilled India by Darlie O Koshy
Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me by Suresh Raina
By Many a Happy Accident: Recollections of a Life by M. Hamid Ansari
The Population Myth : Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India by S.Y. Quraishi
Unscripted: Conversations on Life and Cinema by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi
The Spiritual CEO by S Prakash
The Pain-Free Mindset by Dr. Deepak Ravindran
Karunanidhi: A life in Politics by Sandhya Ravishankar
The 7 Sins of Being A Mother by Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
Lockdown Liaisons by Shobhaa De
Yuva Bharat : The Heroes of Today by Devir Singh Bhandari
Wild and Wilful - Tales of 15 Iconic Indian Species by Neha Sinha
Sach Kahun Toh by Neena Gupta
Art Cinema And India’s Forgotten Futures by Rochona Majumdar
Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020 by Salman Rushdie
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Satanic Verse by Salman Rushdie
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie
Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through its Languages by Peggy Mohan
India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present by Shivshankar Menon
The Living Mountain by Amitabh Ghosh
India’s Power Elite: Caste, Class And Cultural Revolution by Sanjaya Baru
Bengal and Partition: An Untold Story by Bhaswati Mukherjee
Trail of the Tiger: Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray : A Journey by Radheshyam Jadhav
Stargazing: The Players in My Life by Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
In An Ideal World by Kunal Basu
Stargazing: The Players in My Life by Ravi Shastri
The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam by Tahmima Anam
Riding Free: My Olympic Journey by Imtiaz Anees
Space.Life.Prabhleen Singh by Prabhleen Singh
Human Rights and Terrorism in India by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy
The Fractured Himalaya by Nirupama Rao
The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India by Vijay Gokhale
The Battle of Rezang La by Kulpreet Yadav
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Stars in My Sky by Divya Dutta
Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir by Gulzar
Ravi Paar (Across the Ravi) by Gulzar
Beyond Here & Other Poems by Bishnupada Sethi
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Reason, Religion And Nation by Shafey Kidwai
The Origin Story of India’s States by V S Srinivasan
Savarkar: A Contested Legacy (1924-1966) by Vikram Sampath
My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future by Indra Nooyi
Cooking To Save Your Life by Abhijit Banerjee
AIIMS Mein Ek Jang Ladte Hue by Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from Mythology by Sudha Murty
John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer of Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee by Amit Ranjan
Not Just Cricket: A Reporters Journey by Pradeep Magazine
An Economist at Home and Abroad: A Personal Journey by Shankar Acharya
The Cinema of Satyajit Ray by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns by Aseem Chawla
Sunrise over Ayodhya – Nationhood in our Times by Salman Khurshid
Nehru: The Debates that Defined India by Tripurdaman Singh & Adeel Hussain
Lal Salaam by Smriti Zubin Irani
Force In Statecraft by Dr Ajay Kumar
India Vs UK: The Story of an Unprecedented Diplomatic Win by Syed Akbaruddin
Gandhi Topi Governor by Y Lakshmi Prasad
The Monk Who Transformed Uttar Pradesh: How Yogi Aditynath Changed UP Waala Bhaiya by Shantanu Gupta
Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water And How We Can Save It by Mriduala Ramesh
Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work by Rahul Rawail
India’s Ancient Legacy of Wellness by Rekha Chaudhari
1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories by Rachna Bisht Rawat
Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947 by Ayaz Memon
The Ambuja Story: How a Group of Ordinary Men Created an Extraordinary Company by Narotam Sekhsaria
National Security Challenges: Young Scholars Perspective by Ramandeep Singh Sandhu & Manjari Singh (editors)
The Midway Battle: Modi’s Roller-coaster Second Term by Gautam Chintamani
Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism by Dinyar Patel
Democracy, Politics and International by A. Famous

Books & Authors

Absolute Power by David Baldacci
Airport by Arthur Hailey
Farm House by Sophie Blackall
Animal Farm by George Orwell
China Passage by (Author not named)
Affluent Society by J.K. Galbraith
Ambassador’s Journal by J.K. Galbraith
The Triumph by (Author not named)
Apple Court by (Author not named)
Arms and the man - Caesar and Cleopatra - Candida by George Bernard Shaw
A Mid Summer night’s Dream - As You Like It - Comedy of Errors - Hamlet - King Lear - Merchant of Venice - Othello - Antony and Cleopatra - The Tempest by William Shakespeare
A Tale of Two Cities - David Copperfield - Oliver Twist - Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Decent of Man - Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
August 1914 - One Day in the Life of Denisovitch by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Dilemma of Our Time by Herold Joseph Laski
Grammar of Politics by Herold Joseph Laski
AWeek With Gandhi by Louis Fisher
A Woman's Life by Guy De Maupassant
Dr Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn - Adventures of Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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