Ebook: Arvind Kejriwal & the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): an inside look
Author: Aam Aadmi Party., Kejarīvāla Aravinda, Kurup Pran
- Tags: Chief ministers, Chief ministers--India--Delhi (Union Territory), Politicians, Politicians--India--Delhi (Union Territory), Politics and government, Biography, Biographies, Kejarīvāla Aravinda, Aam Aadmi Party, Chief ministers -- India -- Delhi (Union Territory) -- Biography, Politicians -- India -- Delhi (Union Territory) -- Biography, Delhi (India : Union Territory) -- Politics and government -- 21st century, India -- Delhi (Union Territory)
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
- City: Delhi (India : Union Territory);India;Delhi (Union Territory
- Language: English
- epub
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...