Friday, August 17th, 2018
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The Unhurried Orator With a Sting in the Tail
A personal column on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remembered him above all as a man who never seemed to be in a rush, whether strolling through the corridors of Parliament, greeting admirers, or walking slowly to the microphone at an election meeting in a small town in north India. Speeches with a twist The writer recalled going, as a 15-year-old, to Shahid Minar in Kolkata to hear Vajpayee address a Jana Sangh meeting, only to leave disappointed when he arrived late. At the time, Vajpayee was seeking volunteersRead More