In the series of ‘Literature Tak: Book Cafe Top 10’ books, today it is the turn of books from ‘Politics’ category. Apart from Rajdeep Sardesai, Gyan Prakash, Harjinder, Arvind Mohan, Prakash Patra and Rashid Kidwai, whose books are among the Book Café top 10 books of the year 2024 in the literary category of ‘Politics’?
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From literature to ‘Book Cafe-Top 10’, the best books of the year 2024 in the ‘Politics’ category are-
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* ‘2024: The Election that Surprised India’ | Rajdeep Sardesai
– Election analysts and pundits had made a lot of claims before the 2024 elections, but their predictions turned out to be wrong. These speculations of election pundits become even more ridiculous when the mainstream media has created a one-sided narrative. After all, what was the reason that the slogan given for the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, along with the election pundits and media, did not work? After all, what is the meaning of the increase in Congress seats under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi and his emergence as the Leader of Opposition? In a big democracy like India, where issues like food, clothing, housing, employment and inflation are sometimes temporarily overshadowed by religion and caste, sometimes by region, language and nepotism, ‘2024: The Election That Surprised’ The facts written in ‘India’ are very shocking. Sardesai has very boldly put our times, society, leaders, media, democracy in the dock.
– Publisher: HarperCollins India
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* ‘Emergency Narrative: Indira Gandhi and the litmus test of democracy’. knowledge light
– At a time when the world is once again facing the horrors of totalitarianism, to understand the period of 1975-77 in a better historical perspective, this book takes us to the period of 1947, when India had achieved independence. After all, what were the political conditions at that time? Even amidst the reconstruction of the newly independent country, when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was battling his opponents both within and outside the party, what impact did it have on his politically active daughter Indira Priyadarshini? This book breaks the myth that the only reason for the Emergency was the powerlessness of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. This book, which gives an account of the decisive moments of Indian politics, the intentions of Indira Gandhi and the legal weapon used to suspend legitimate civil rights, was published in English by Penguin Viking under the name ‘Emergency Chronicles: Indira Gandhi And Democracy’s Turning Point’. It has been translated into Hindi by Mihir Pandya.
– Publisher: Rajkamal Prakashan
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* ‘Election shenanigans: The business of changing voters’ thinking’. Harjinder
– Indian politics has completely changed in the last two decades. The methods of campaigning, its tools and the political leaders, preachers and workers who campaign are no longer what they used to be. This book will transform the electoral process into an ‘instrument’ in Indian politics; And examines the perception of voters as a ‘product’. The work that earlier party workers used to do at the grassroots level through rumors has now been replaced by fake news factories, whose production capacity has broken all records of lying. This industry of Indian politics is running continuously 24 hours a day and is also flourishing. The book also gives details of what the impact of this situation will be in the coming days.
– Publisher: Navarun Prakashan
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* ‘Democracy of Castes – Caste and Politics’; …caste and reservation; …caste and elections Editor: Arvind Mohan
* The book Democracy of Castes attempts to understand the role of caste in caste-related politics, reservation and elections in three sections. This collection of selected articles of intellectuals, thinkers, thinkers and sociologists of the society explains what is caste? What is its history? What is the role of castes in elections? Why is there politics on castes even after 75 years of independence? How did Gandhi think about caste? After all, why does a large section of people view the reservation given to weaker Indians with hostility? These books try to explain the origin, implementation, opposition and support of the concept of reservation in India as well as the role of caste and reservation in India’s electoral democracy. Understanding the changes of the last 76 years, they also tell that after all, modernity, Despite the global expansion of education and understanding, why caste is still the same in Indian society as it was centuries ago?
– Publisher: Rajkamal Prakashan
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* ‘The Scam That Shook a Nation: The Nagarwala Scandal’. Prakash Patra and Rashid Kidwai
* This is from 1971. On May 24, Ved Prakash Malhotra, chief cashier of the State Bank of India branch located on Sansad Marg in the country’s capital, received a call from a person. The man described himself as a representative of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her associate PN Haksar and instructed that they needed Rs 60 lakh for a secret mission related to the liberation war of East Pakistan – now Bangladesh. That money should be given to the person sent by him i.e. ‘a courier’. Cashier Malhotra took this as the Prime Minister’s order and took out Rs 60 lakh from the cash vault and handed it over to the courier. Later it was revealed that the bank and Malhotra had been defrauded. The entire incident was investigated, but the result… This book is the most intriguing, well-researched, political thriller ever written on one of India’s most sensational financial scams – a brilliant interweaving of history, crime and political drama. Connects.
– Publisher- HarperCollins India
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* ‘From Penal Code to Justice Code’. Rudra Vikram Singh
– The Indian Judicial Code is not just a change in the legal sections, but is a change in the Indian judicial system, which wanted a change from the 163 years old English system. This book presents a comparative study of the changes in the new laws due to this step taken by the Central Government. The author of this book sees it as linked to national self-respect and raises the question – “Think, how could those laws which were made to suppress the warriors who brought independence to the country, provide justice to the people of the independent country? ” The comparative study of the Indian Penal Code 1860 and the Indian Judicial Code 2024 in a tabular manner in the book makes it special.
– Publisher: Sarva Bhasha Trust
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– ‘Mirror of Muslim mind’ Rajmohan Gandhi
* For healthy Hindu-Muslim relations and tolerance among the Indian population, it is necessary that Muslims understand the psyche of Hindus and Hindus understand the psyche of Muslims. This book is an attempt to peek into the minds of the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent through the lives, deeds, thoughts and history of Syed Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Fazlul Haq, Abul Kalam Azad, Liaquat Ali Khan and Zakir Hussain. And tells how much uniformity, how much difference, or how much difference there is in the mental structure of the Muslim-Hindu community, or both the communities in every aspect. How close we are to each other, the Hindi translation of the book titled ‘Understanding The Muslim Mind’, published in English by Penguin India, has been done by Arvind Mohan.
– Publisher: Rajkamal Prakashan
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* ‘Broken Promises: Caste, Crime And Politics in Bihar’ | Mrityunjay Sharma
– Biharis are always underestimated whereas the politics of Bihar has always been the center of attraction. Scholars, politicians and bureaucrats of Bihar have played their role in giving direction not only to the state but also to the country. But why has there been no significant change in the condition of Bihar even after 76 years of independence? Why are the Dalits and Muslims there still fighting for their supremacy? What is the reason that the politics of Bihar, despite being important, remains isolated? Answering all such questions, this book records the caste system, criminal background and politics of Bihar with great frankness, candor and facts. Be it the rise of Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar becoming a hero or Tejashwi Yadav’s new move.
– Publisher: Westland
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* ‘Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: Past and Future’. Sameer Chaugaonkar
– ‘Sangh’, formed in 1925, is going to complete 100 years of its establishment in 2025. Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, while giving the last lecture of his life to the volunteers in the ‘Officer Teaching Class’ in Pune on 23 April 1940, had said, “The success that the Sangh is getting is due to the loyalty of the volunteers and their dedication towards the Sangh. All the work of the Sangh should be done with mutual coordination, we have only moral and character strength on the basis of which we are doing our work and will do so in future too.” Dr. Hedgewar’s thoughts are the essence of the life of the Sangh. This book provides information about the life of Dr. Hedgewar, the establishment of the Sangh, Guru Golwalkar’s contribution in the expansion of the Sangh, the correspondence between him and Sardar Patel after the ban on the Sangh, the making of the Sangh’s constitution and its associated organizations. .
– Publisher: Vani Prakashan
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* ‘BJP in Bengal’ Manjeet Thakur
Even though West Bengal is the stronghold of Trinamool Congress today, the truth is that the Left and Congress had ruled here for many decades. But this book tells about the relationship of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with West Bengal, which everyone should know after the rise of Bharatiya Janata Party there. After all, what is the relation of Banga Bhoomi with Hinduist politics and Sangh? Is the inclination of Hindu voters in West Bengal a part of the growing attachment towards BJP in the country, or does history also have a role behind it? This book, along with detailing the political journey of Sangh Parivar and BJP in West Bengal, also introduces the readers to the multicolored politics of Bengal since independence till now.
Publisher: Penguin Swadesh
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Congratulations to all the book writers, publishers, translators and dear readers included in the ‘Sahitya Tak Book Café Top 10’ of the year 2024!
Let us be clear, this is not a sequential ranking. Rather, all the books that make it to the top 10 list should be included in your must-read books.
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