ISBN: 9789390356270 - by many a happy accident: recollections of a life (10 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: New. Fortuitous or not, By Many a Happy Accident is an account of a life of unplanned happenings that took M. Hamid Ansari away from his preferred fancy for academia to professional diplomacy and then be co-opted in public life and catapulted to the second highest office in the land for two consecutive terms. None of his predecessors, except Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, had experienced this honour. Besides chairing the Rajya Sabha and shedding interesting light on some of its functional aspects, Ansari used the vice presidency as a formidable pulpit to express himself candidly on a range of issues at different times in India's changing political landscape. Their overarching theme was the need for modern India to re-commit itself to the constitutional principles of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity, to the values of a composite culture, and for correctives in polity relating to identity, security and empowerment of the weaker segments of our society.…

Condición: New. pp. 350.

Condición: New. pp. 350.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: New. pp. 350.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: New.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - One of the most-awaited memoirs of the year.In this first-person account, Hamid Ansari recollects the challenges he faced in his two-termsas vice-president-the difficult decisions he had to take and the tightrope he had to walkto ensure that both constitutional propriety and his opinion were taken into consideration.¿ He pulls no punches when it comes to offering his views on contentious subjects, fromadhering to constitutional principles of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity to maintainingsanity and social peace.¿ This book gives us a glimpse of Vice President Hamid Ansari at his best.…

Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnOne of the most-awaited memoirs of the year.In this first-person account, Hamid Ansari recollects the challenges he faced in his two-termsas vice-president-the difficult decisions he had to take and the tightrope he had to.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 400 pages. 9.25x6.30x1.46 inches. In Stock.