{"product_id":"political-and-incorrect-hardcover","title":"Political and incorrect by Tavleen Singh [hardcover]","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"817223712X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"lxf0r-9ri7a0-97j7jz-10v1mr\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"84\"\u003eBook Summary \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"87\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"56\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePolitical and Incorrect: The Real India, Warts and All\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp compilation of Tavleen Singh’s weekly political columns written between 1987 and 2007 for \u003cem data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eThe Indian Express\u003c\/em\u003e and syndicated publications. The essays form a contemporaneous record of Indian politics across two pivotal decades—capturing communal tensions, dynastic struggles, corruption, caste-based politics, terrorism, bureaucratic inertia, and class divides. Singh writes as events unfolded—with immediacy, foreseeing developments that shaped the 2000s and early 2010s. Her commentary brings policymakers and party functionaries into relief, treating them with the same direct scrutiny reserved for the everyday citizen. The result is a vivid, candid snapshot of India in transformation, presented with irony, analytical clarity, and no nostalgic filter\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"241\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eReaders praise the book for its unflinching honesty and rigorous observation. One Goodreads reviewer notes the writing as “hard‑hitting as they are … supported by facts,” while also cautioning that those unfamiliar with the political context of the era may find parts less accessible\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"246\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"283\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"286\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eBorn in Mussoorie in 1950, Tavleen Singh is an acclaimed Indian journalist, columnist, and author with over four decades of experience in political reporting across South Asia and the UK. Starting her career in the UK, she later worked for \u003cem data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eThe Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"272\"\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"287\"\u003eIndia Today\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"312\"\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/em\u003e, and headed both print and television bureaus. In 1987 she began writing her influential weekly column for \u003cem data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"440\"\u003eThe Indian Express\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside Hindi columns for \u003cem data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"480\"\u003eJansatta\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"497\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eAmar Ujala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\n\u003cp data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"571\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"55\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eShe is also the author of several other notable books\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"87\"\u003eKashmir: A Tragedy of Errors\u003c\/em\u003e (1995), \u003cem data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"153\"\u003eLollipop Street: Why India Will Survive Its Politicians\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), \u003cem data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"170\"\u003eDurbar\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), \u003cem data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"201\"\u003eIndia’s Broken Tryst\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), and \u003cem data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eMessiah Modi: A Tale of Great Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e (2020)\u003c\/span\u003e. 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