The Inspiring Story of a Life Well-lived
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 Café 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...