Summary:
24 Akbar Road is the headquarters of the Indian National Congress Party, the grand old lady of Indian politics. This book is a biography of sorts of the oldest party of India, the party that was established way before the Independence and has seen many iconic leaders take charge of it and eventually shaped and still are shaping the destiny of the country through the decisions they take at 24 Akbar Road. The book elaborately deals with the lives of various congress chiefs throughout the history, from the likes of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Narsimha Rao and to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
The various twists and turns that Congress party had to go through have been well dealt with as the author tries to uncover the reasons behind the rise and the fall, the depression and the exaltation. The author is an experienced journalist and a renowned political commentator, he describes the circumstances with precision that cuts through the gap of the past and relinquishes the truth of history. The book tells us how 24 Akbar Road is still the hub of all the major congress activities keeping the imminent influence of 10 Janpat, the residence of the present congress chief, Sonia Gandhi.
The past and the present of the Congress party mechanisms are dealt with immense clarity. The book emphasizes on the current model of functioning of the party as it is more relevant to the readers, the party being in majority in the Parliament and heading the coalition. The book is an in-depth review of the ways of functioning of the Congress Party on its way to take decisive stands for which they are accountable to the whole Nation.
Review:
24 Akbar Road requires attention as it urges the readers to grasp the uncovering of facts that have been lying buried in the closets of the party headquarters. The theme of the book is self-explanatory, an insight on the hidden details of Congress party's course of action. The book plies sometimes very heavily on the glory of the present Congress fold as it raised itself from the dead to complete 10 years in power. The author, however, fails to shine sufficient light on the shadows of the various scams and scandals one which includes the onetime prime-minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
The book has accounts of 'what had actually happened' from various second rung leaders of the party; it makes us doubt the credibility of the information we are subjected to. None of the versions of the truth come from the power-centre of the Congress. It seems the author was by commissioned to write about the Congress party by the party-heads themselves. It also holds the secret behind how the right hand became the symbol of the party. The author becomes extremely cautious while dealing with the likes of Maneka Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi and the incidents that made them the controversial figures of the present. 24 Akbar Road, the book, tries to distant itself from intricacies of the relationships of the Gandhi family and the party order.
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