One of the finest book i have recently come across is Natwar Singh's autobiography. The book is a beautiful journey of a guy a career diplomat and Gandhi family loyalist to a dissident outlaw of politics. This book is an interesting reflection of Natwar Singh's life which traverses from commotion of pre-independent India to behind the scenes of corridors of power today. You actually get engrossed in journey of a lifetime of a guy who rubbed shoulders with who's who at national and international stage without realizing its not fiction,that's how beautifully its written.
From indisciplined kid who scaled wall and ran away from dormitory of Scindia School, Nehru sisters catfight(sibling rivalry) everything adds to spice and fun in reading. In the end Natwar wrote at length about current political dispensation. Natwar Singh seems to be very sincere and truthful when writing about accomplishments of Nehru and Indira Gandhi as seen from the eyes of an IFS officer.After donning the robes of politician his journey took a different turn and he elaborated by praising Rajiv Gandhi way of functioning who was a novice himself in politics but a quick learner ,visionary and honest man who was courageous as well as humble to concede his mistakes. He elaborated how Sonia is allergic to criticism,behaves like a monarch with unquenchable power thirst and zero accountability. The spineless conduct of previous P.M ManMohan Singh also came to fore.
Finally this book is a compilation of memories some very sweet,some very funny like the Indian Monks collapsing, when they were told by the Buddhist Monks from Cambodia preferring beef for their food in India, or the collector of Kunchi on his twenty-fifth wedding, commenting on his wife, "When I married her, she was awfully simple, now she is simply awful" It was also an attempt to defend himself and gain sympathy on his controversial indictment in Volcker Report thus his expulsion from Congress party.
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