By T.J.S. George
When history bends to the whims of those in power, beware. The British bent it to make them look like benefactors of India. After they left, we have had 15 Prime Ministers. How did they shape history? Some put things down on paper, so we have a fair means of forming opinions about them. Of the half dozen who wrote books, Dr. Manmohan Singh carried the stamp of authority because he was internationally recognised as an economist. Atal Bihari Vajpayee and V.P. Singh wrote literary stuff that appealed to limited groups of readers. P.V. Narasimha Rao was a linguist and scholar but his books were self-consciously contrived. Morarji Desai was too full of himself to make an impact.
