Like the life of Dr B R Ambedkar, or indeed the life of our beloved former Rashtrapati, the Late Dr. K R Narayanan, the life story of Dr Jadhav is also a story of change, of great courage, of progress, of hope. …I urge all political leaders and social reformers to read both the autobiography of Dr Jadhav and his treatise on ‘Re-Emerging India’. We must draw the correct lessons from both. Narendra’s autobiography must shape our social and political vision. It must shape our educational policy. His book on the Indian economy must shape our thinking on economic policy.

Extracts from the Speech by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on the occasion of release of seven books by Dr. Narendra Jadhav, November 16, 2005, New Delhi. Full text of PM’s speech available at http://pmindia.nic.in/lspeech.asp?id=227 .

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