NEW DELHI, Aug. 10 -- THERE couldn't have been better timing than this to bring out a biography on Chandra Shekhar who was the tallest leader of his time and who closely witnessed India's journey as an independent nation and one who shaped its political landscape.
The Congress party which he battled out in the late sixties is a decimated lot and the political ideologies he cultivated too have been crying off lately.
'Chandra Shekhar: The Last Icon of Ideological Politics' is a befitting compliment to a man who did not inherit an imposing legacy from a well-established and prominent family. Neither did he rely on family riches and reputation.
Chandrasekhar did not attend any of the exalted educational institutions in the country or abroad...