Bøger af Gopal Sharma

25th July 2022 is an epiphany - a moment that embodies what we, the people can become. Droupadi Murmu is the newly elected 15th President of India. In a year when India is marking '75th year of Independence', it has made every Indian proud that the highest office of our country is occupied by a self-made woman who belongs to a tribal community. She needs no introduction. But if you are keen to know in detail about her amazing journey from a non-descript tribal village of Odisha to the resplendent Raisina Hills, this is the book to read.To prepare the book, the author traveled to President Murmu's native village and met the residents there to weave the story. Her life-lesson is simple and to the point: Don't consider yourself inferior to anyone (Apne ko chota nahin samajhna). Professor Gopal Sharma's masterful chronicling of Droupadi's extraordinary ordinary life- her tribal background, her struggles and triumphs, personal tragedies and adversities will take you along. The book not only familiarizes you with her life but also gives you an opportunity to decipher and decode how in a political set-up where dynastic politics and personal wealth have dominated for long, a person with frugal means and resources gets the ultimate self-actualization. She is a pioneer in her own right, a symbol you may look up to in the hope of a more inclusive world.Encouraging story of an inspirational personality - not only readable but also collectible

Rishi Sunak has already carved a niche for himself in history books by becoming the youngest British Prime Minister in 200 years and the first of Indian origin. But how much do you know about the new Prime Minister's roots? Research into Rishi's family history reveals an amazing tale of immigration and cultural exchange, set against the backdrop of British colonialism in Asia and Africa. Carrying his heritage forward, Rishi proudly identifies himself as British Indian.So what is his history? Seven years. That's all it took for Sunak to rise to the top of British politics. SUNAK'S IS A TRULY ASTONISHING POLITICAL STORY. Professor Gopal Sharma's book is a journey starting from the 1930s when Rishi's grandparents reached East Africa from Punjab and his father was born in 1949. From Gujranwala (India) to Leicester (England) the family reached in the 1960s.One of their goals was providing their sons and daughter the best possible education. Rishi's rise from his mother's pharmacy to the best schools, to the University of Oxford, and to Stanford University where he met the daughter of Infosys chairman is a saga worth preserving. In 2015, Rishi was elected Conservative MP for Richmond, Yorkshire. At the age of thirty-nine, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. His yeoman service during the pandemic saved lives and he became the most popular Tory minister. This is the story of how he won the hearts and minds of his people and on the auspicious Diwali day he won the Tory contest to make history as Britain's first Indian-origin PM. The tale of the Rise of Rishi Sunak is told in ten chapters with fervor and élan to make the readers exclaim: That which we are, we are!