01-11-2007, 01:12 AM
Check this, what Indian policians are reading.
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Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers and Lok Janshakti Party president
<b>After getting into politics I hardly get the time for reading</b>. The day starts on a hectic note and ends like that. <b>And then I am not that fond of reading books. When I have not read any book this year, how can I say which one was my favourite?</b> But that does not mean that I donât read. I keep myself updated reading a lot of newspapers and magazines. And, yes, "social justice" is my favourite topic and I donât miss anything on this. <b>I read every article on social justice whenever I come across it in newspapers, magazines, booklets, pamphlets or even a book. But I donât remember the name of any</b>.
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Arun Shourie
BJP member of the Rajya Sabha, former Union minister, writer and journalist
<b>It is difficult for me to pick up one book since I read two books in a week</b>. But three novels were particularly interesting and striking. I liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon because it is a story told by the son about a parent. The son is not abnormal but thinks differently and it is a very well written book.
The other books which I liked were The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (translated by Lucia Graves) and The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by Jose Saramago. The book Shadow is very nicely written, where nothing happens but the novel grips you, while in the Gospel, it is a reconstruction of Jesusâ story from the eyes of Mary Magdalene. The way it is written, one is almost transported to that period. It is so real.
In the non-fiction section, I was particularly impressed with two books written by Oriana Fallaci about Islamic fundamentalism in Europe. The two books are The Rage and the Pride and The Force of Reason. <b>I read almost a hundred books a year</b>.
Chandrababu Naidu
Former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and president of TDP
I am not reading any fiction nowadays. <b>Since one and half years I have been reading more about agriculture and rural poverty. I am concentrating on studying research work in these areas.</b> In the age of globalisation and liberalisation, Indian farmers are exposed to the international market, without proper preparation to face it. In many fronts, our farmer was made vulnerable as the reforms lacked a human face in implementation. I am studying the opinions of different people who have done pioneering work in making agriculture viable.
The Jayati Ghosh Committee report, the Central Task Force on Agriculture recommendations and experiences of Brazil and China in making their farm sector remunerative and competitive are some of my recent readings. Recently my friends gave me the book Banker to the Poor written by Dr Muhammad Yunus who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
I started the self-help group and microcredit movement in Andhra Pradesh. It is very interesting to know that a man who started the Grameen Bank with a meagre $27 is now able to serve 60 lakh people in his country. I am yet to start reading the book.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Ram Vilas Paswan
Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers and Lok Janshakti Party president
<b>After getting into politics I hardly get the time for reading</b>. The day starts on a hectic note and ends like that. <b>And then I am not that fond of reading books. When I have not read any book this year, how can I say which one was my favourite?</b> But that does not mean that I donât read. I keep myself updated reading a lot of newspapers and magazines. And, yes, "social justice" is my favourite topic and I donât miss anything on this. <b>I read every article on social justice whenever I come across it in newspapers, magazines, booklets, pamphlets or even a book. But I donât remember the name of any</b>.
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Arun Shourie
BJP member of the Rajya Sabha, former Union minister, writer and journalist
<b>It is difficult for me to pick up one book since I read two books in a week</b>. But three novels were particularly interesting and striking. I liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon because it is a story told by the son about a parent. The son is not abnormal but thinks differently and it is a very well written book.
The other books which I liked were The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (translated by Lucia Graves) and The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by Jose Saramago. The book Shadow is very nicely written, where nothing happens but the novel grips you, while in the Gospel, it is a reconstruction of Jesusâ story from the eyes of Mary Magdalene. The way it is written, one is almost transported to that period. It is so real.
In the non-fiction section, I was particularly impressed with two books written by Oriana Fallaci about Islamic fundamentalism in Europe. The two books are The Rage and the Pride and The Force of Reason. <b>I read almost a hundred books a year</b>.
Chandrababu Naidu
Former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and president of TDP
I am not reading any fiction nowadays. <b>Since one and half years I have been reading more about agriculture and rural poverty. I am concentrating on studying research work in these areas.</b> In the age of globalisation and liberalisation, Indian farmers are exposed to the international market, without proper preparation to face it. In many fronts, our farmer was made vulnerable as the reforms lacked a human face in implementation. I am studying the opinions of different people who have done pioneering work in making agriculture viable.
The Jayati Ghosh Committee report, the Central Task Force on Agriculture recommendations and experiences of Brazil and China in making their farm sector remunerative and competitive are some of my recent readings. Recently my friends gave me the book Banker to the Poor written by Dr Muhammad Yunus who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
I started the self-help group and microcredit movement in Andhra Pradesh. It is very interesting to know that a man who started the Grameen Bank with a meagre $27 is now able to serve 60 lakh people in his country. I am yet to start reading the book.
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