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The Inspiring Story of a Life Well-lived

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Review by Ronica Wahi   The Lady of Two Nations By Raj Gopal Singh Verma First published: 2022, Vitasta. Pages: 276. ISBN: 9789390961269 The Lady of Two Nations is an inspiring biography of an important figure in history. It chronicles, with some back and forth in timelines – as the subtitle makes clear - Life and Times of Ra՛ ana Liaqat Ali Khan ; and in doing so, recreates the world that she lived through. Raj Gopal Singh Verma, the author, has crafted a well-researched and an engrossing narrative that makes evident his qualification and deep interest in History. He brings alive a bygone era, and presents many historical details that are not well known. Discussions on social atmosphere and relations, tidbits about places – such as about the town of Almora or the Wenger’s CafĂ© in its early years, and glimpses of the kind of conversations young people who cared about the fate of their country might have had in those momentous times make this a valuable piece of work...