Rarely do you see a politician who does not answer to the image that most have carved out for themselves. He was one. Can't really think of another one in our country. Nelson Mandela, maybe.
"School chalein hum," was a song of his that was played on radio a lot. Such a simple message, and effective. Communication was his forte, but one among many. Being humane, and respectful even in disagreement, was another.
His speeches were a delight to listen to, and I have heard a million in my life which were not. His pregnant pauses, a lesson to those unable to deliver in their verbal barrages..
His attempt to connect India through a road network of Highways has only an American parallel that I know of. His brand of coalition politics was very different from many others'. He left an indelible stamp on everything he did, from asserting India's right to nuclear testing, to many other things.
A colossus.
"School chalein hum," was a song of his that was played on radio a lot. Such a simple message, and effective. Communication was his forte, but one among many. Being humane, and respectful even in disagreement, was another.
His speeches were a delight to listen to, and I have heard a million in my life which were not. His pregnant pauses, a lesson to those unable to deliver in their verbal barrages..
His attempt to connect India through a road network of Highways has only an American parallel that I know of. His brand of coalition politics was very different from many others'. He left an indelible stamp on everything he did, from asserting India's right to nuclear testing, to many other things.
A colossus.
