MY YEARS WITH RAJIV AND SONIA
Author: R D Pradhan Category: History, Politics & Current Affairs ISBN: 9789381398722 Binding: Paperback Dimensions: 230 x 150 Number of Pages: 372
Rajiv Gandhi was a reluctant entrant into the arena of politics. The author got to know him when, in January 1985, Rajiv Gandhi (who had succeeded Indira Gandhi, his mother, as prime minister after her assassination) asked him to take over as Union home secretary. In that capacity, the author worked very closely with Rajiv Gandhi who had to tackle a range of crucial issues such as terrorism and the separatist movement in the Punjab, and festering insurgency in Mizoram.
After retiring as home secretary, Pradhan worked as a close aide to Rajiv Gandhi during his last election campaign in April-May 1991. After Rajiv Gandhi
R D Pradhan
R. D. Pradhan (Padma Bhushan) joined the IAS in 1952 and served in various capacities before becoming the Union home secretary in January 1985. He has also been India’s representative to GATT and UNCTAD in Geneva. After retirement he was appointed governor of Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar. He became a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council in 1991. He has been president of the Centre of Advanced Studies; and currently is vice-chairman of the Nehru Centre, Mumbai.