Unrelenting, focused, resourceful, and fierce—these are just a few words that define Najma Heptulla,\na towering figure who has shaped India’s political landscape for decades.\n\nIn Pursuit of Democracy chronicles her journey, a path marked by self-discovery and goal setting,\nas well as by struggle, determination, hard work, and enterprise. With a career spanning over four\ndecades, Heptulla has ushered in pivotal changes in the Indian polity. After 17 years as Deputy\nChairperson of the Rajya Sabha, she became synonymous with the upper house of Parliament.\nHaving worked with prime ministers from Indira Gandhi to Narendra Modi, she offers readers a\nringside view of Indian democracy at play.\nWith hindsight, she traces her growth in politics, her interpersonal relationships with Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Y.B. Chavan, Pranab Mukherjee, P.V. Narasimha Rao, L.K. Advani, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Sharad Pawar, among others. Further, she finally puts paid to the speculations behind her controversial departure from the Congress and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.\n\nWoven into her political life are personal stories—the untimely death of a beloved brother, a fulfilling\nmarriage, and the demands of balancing motherhood with a successful career. Heptulla contemplates\nlove, loss, tragedy, jealousy, ambition and the grey areas where these emotions reconcile.\n\nIn Pursuit of Democracy goes beyond a typical autobiography, becoming a living document of history.\n
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