Arvind Kejriwal & the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) :
Material type: TextPublication details: London Bloomsbury 2016Description: xv, 127 pISBN: 9789385936913 (hardback); 9385936913 (hardback)Subject(s): Chief ministers | Politicians | Aam Aadmi Party | India - delhiDDC classification: 954.0532092 Summary: This book provides a unique perspective on Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi party AAP through the keen observations and first-hand insights of an active AAP volunteer and close personal friend of Kejriwal from his undergraduate days at IIT Kharagpur. They re-connected more than a decade after IIT at UC Berkeley when Kejriwal was on a visit while still actively running his NGO Parivartan and have remained in contact ever since. The book captures Kejriwal s transition from a social activist to becoming the brain behind the India Against corruption movement to the founding of AAP its dramatic rise to power the sudden resignation and its sweeping return to power in 2015 up until the recent internal power struggle within AAP. The book describes the extensive use of technology by the party with first hand details of how some of the most brilliant minds in the business contributed valuable time energy and knowhow to the party entirely on a voluntary basis. It addresses in detail the role of NRIs in AAP the role of AAP s army of volunteers and the associated challenges in managing their expectations and streamlining their efforts. The book covers several interesting anecdotes from private meetings in Berkeley Goa NY and Dubai that Kejriwal attended with friends and provides rare insights and explodes popular myths about his leadership his frequent references to God and his personality in general. Through the book the author draws upon his entrepreneurial and management experience to establish parallels between the AAP and happenings in startup companies. Finally it looks at the aftermath of AAP s most recent power struggle and the road ahead for AAP and its role in Indian politics. About the AuthorPran Kurup is a technology entrepreneur and political observer and commentator who has been following and writing about Indian politics for close to a decade. He has been very closely involved with the Aam Aadmi Party AAP since. Aam Aadmi PartyItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This book provides a unique perspective on Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi party AAP through the keen observations and first-hand insights of an active AAP volunteer and close personal friend of Kejriwal from his undergraduate days at IIT Kharagpur. They re-connected more than a decade after IIT at UC Berkeley when Kejriwal was on a visit while still actively running his NGO Parivartan and have remained in contact ever since. The book captures Kejriwal s transition from a social activist to becoming the brain behind the India Against corruption movement to the founding of AAP its dramatic rise to power the sudden resignation and its sweeping return to power in 2015 up until the recent internal power struggle within AAP. The book describes the extensive use of technology by the party with first hand details of how some of the most brilliant minds in the business contributed valuable time energy and knowhow to the party entirely on a voluntary basis. It addresses in detail the role of NRIs in AAP the role of AAP s army of volunteers and the associated challenges in managing their expectations and streamlining their efforts. The book covers several interesting anecdotes from private meetings in Berkeley Goa NY and Dubai that Kejriwal attended with friends and provides rare insights and explodes popular myths about his leadership his frequent references to God and his personality in general. Through the book the author draws upon his entrepreneurial and management experience to establish parallels between the AAP and happenings in startup companies. Finally it looks at the aftermath of AAP s most recent power struggle and the road ahead for AAP and its role in Indian politics. About the AuthorPran Kurup is a technology entrepreneur and political observer and commentator who has been following and writing about Indian politics for close to a decade. He has been very closely involved with the Aam Aadmi Party AAP since. Aam Aadmi Party
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