Portraits of Power cover art

Portraits of Power

Half a Century of Being at Ringside

 Preview
Free with 30-day trial
Prime logo New to Audible Prime Member exclusive:
2 credits with free trial
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks
Download titles to your library and listen offline
₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Portraits of Power

Written by: N. K. Singh
Narrated by: Anindya Chakravority
Free with 30-day trial

₹199 per month after trial ends. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for ₹836.00

Buy Now for ₹836.00

About this listen

N. K. Singh has been a formidable civil servant, an empathetic politician, a keen chronicler of India’s socioeconomic history and the quintessential academic that academia never got. His life’s work, as chronicled in this book, has indeed been intertwined with the progress India has made. In many such cases, Singh has been not just an active contributor but has also given shape to those many momentous decisions - whether through the use of diplomacy or the rigours of understanding the mechanism of the levers of power or, for that matter, by consensus building.

Portraits of Power is not just an autobiography of a man who for several decades has played an active role in India’s march towards becoming a formidable economy; it is indeed, on multiple levels, a book that profiles myriad institutions that work in harmony to make things happen. And in everything that N. K. Singh has done, so in this book, too, there is both incisive clarity and insightful anecdotal heft.

This book helps listeners navigate the vast complexities of India but in a way that is stark and yet elegant.

From personal happenings to national movements, Portraits of Power covers it all.

©2020 N. K. Singh (P)2020 Audible, Inc. Business Leaders Professionals & Academics
Most relevant  
A lot more bureaucrats need to write memoirs. And for this step, the author should be appreciated.

Other than that, there is not much worthwhile in this book. Either the author's journey was boring as much as this book, or he chose not to reveal anything interesting.

more diplomats need to write

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
An excellent narration of policy making and difficulties in implementation of the Policies in the backdrop of priorities of different parties. Stated positions and behind the scenes manipulations are well documented. Inclusion of constructive ambiguities in policy making has become an art during the period narrated. A must read for Public Policy makers and implementers.

Display of Policy Making and Power play

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.