A revealing excerpt from Mani Shankar Aiyar's fascinating new book, The Rajiv I Knew.
It was only a matter of hours before I would be declared persona non grata; all my work would turn to ashes, and I would be revealed as a typical untrustworthy Indian. I steeled myself for the axe to fall.
The significance of 1857 for today's youth is that it makes you realise that we all are one people in spite of our diversity