The Believer's Dilemma
28 May 2026Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
'The finest biography of an Indian prime minister that I have read' Ramachandra Guha
'Doubles as a history of Hindu supremacism; it won’t be bettered for a long time’ Pankaj Mishra
Charismatic, sensitive, detached yet quietly ambitious, India’s fabled twelfth prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a man of unusual gifts and some dangerous flaws. His unintended entry into politics came...
Details
28 May 2026800 pages
9781035023202Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Like all good biographers, Choudhary informs us not just about an individual but about the world they’ve inhabited and how they’ve contributed to shaping it. In this regard, this exemplary biography may become the definitive work on Vajpayee, placed in a different league from other recent hagiographic or more speculative accounts of his life. The second volume is eagerly awaited.India Today
The finest biography of an Indian prime minister that I have readRamachandra Guha
Doubles as a history of Hindu supremacism; it won’t be bettered for a long timePankaj Mishra
