About the Author

H.Y. Sharada Prasad was media advisor to both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, serving in the Prime Minister's Office from 1966-1978, and then again from 1980-1988. Educated at Mysore University and jailed during the Quit India Movement, he began his professional life as a journalist. His other works include Rashtrapati Bhavan: The Story of the President's House and Exploring Karnataka; besides a large number of translations and anthologies. He also edited the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru. H.Y. Sharada Prasad was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 2001. He passed away in 2008.

H.Y. Sharada Prasad was media advisor to both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, serving in the Prime Minister's Office from 1966-1978, and then again from 1980-1988. Educated at Mysore University and jailed during the Quit India Movement, he began his professional life as a journalist. His other works include Rashtrapati Bhavan: The Story of the President's House and Exploring Karnataka; besides a large number of translations and anthologies. He also edited the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru. H.Y. Sharada Prasad was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 2001. He passed away in 2008.