Review: The Presidential Years: 2012–2017

The Presidential Years: 2012–2017 by Pranab Mukherjee
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Hooter: A personal journal through his presidential years as President of India

The two non politically correct opinions Pranab shared and went viral is pretty much the only bit in the entire book that feels heartfelt. Kinda like the movie whose best parts are in the trailer. The rest feels heavily edited with emotions pulled out of it. He talks about how he maintained his constitutional neutrality every time they was an issue in Congress and you could feel that he had taken to heart how he had been shunted from being a probable Prime Minister to a ceremonial President. The book captures some of the duties he performed as the President continuing to open up the veil of mystique in the office of the President to the common man. I guess it was the pain of a man who knew he could have beaten any contender in the boxing ring whilst he was made to sit ringside.

The most interesting part of the book is the collection of photographs he shares with the whose who from over the years part of his official engagements.

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