About the Book: On Leaders and Icons: From Jinnah to Modi
In this frank and freewheeling narrative, Kuldip Nayar recounts his experiences
of meeting many of the men and women who shaped the destiny of pre- and
postIndependence India, revealing hitherto unknown aspects of their
personalities and shedding light on many key events in the country. Was Nehru a
secret dynast who had only his daughter Indira Gandhi in mind as his successor?
What role did Nayar himself play in Lal Bahadur Shastris election as prime
minster after Nehrus death? Why did Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan—revered as the
Frontier Gandhi—refer to Indians as 'baniyas? And who did