The Life and Times of George Fernandes
The life and times of George Fernandes is a biographical book about George Fernandes which is written by Rahul Ramagundam. The book is published by Penguin Random House India. The First Post wrote, "Rahul Ramagundam, who wrote Gandhi’s Khadi (2008) and Including the Socially Excluded (2017), is out with his new book The Life and Times of George Fernandes (2022). Published by Penguin, it is a biography of a trade unionist who became a parliamentarian and minister. Fernandes was often embroiled in controversy for the decisions he made and positions he took. The author, who is an Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, attempts to unpack various facets of the man’s life." Reception The New Indian Express wrote in a review "The book provides a credible account of how Fernandes, coming from a Catholic family in Mangalore, abandoned his seminary education in Bangalore and joined the Socialist Party after the latter was forced to leave Congress by the right-wingers of the party". The Hindu wrote in a review "Rahul Ramagundam’s The Life and Times of George Fernandes, therefore, is of interest not just in terms of