Wings of Destiny

Ziaur Rahman Ansari - A Life

Non-Fiction - Biography
Kindle Edition
Reviewed on 12/06/2018
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Author Biography

FASIHUR RAHMAN was born and brought up in India. He was educated in India, the UK and Canada. A trained Environmental Scientist, he has served both public and private sector. Between 2015 and 2017, he has taken up assignments as Visiting Scientist at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Canada.

    Book Review

Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite

Wings of Destiny: Ziaur Rahman Ansari - A Life is a biographical work written by author Fasihur Rahman around the life of its title character, Indian union minister Ziaur Rahman Ansari. A man who rose to become part of the council for both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi in some of India’s most interesting political times, this volume spans more than thirty years in Ziaur Rahman Ansari’s life to show why he was so suited for this prestigious post. Covering some of the most controversial cases in the history of the Indian judicial system, we see Ziaur Rahman Ansari’s take on these, as well as looking into the final, painful years of his life as a sufferer with ALS syndrome.

This is an eye-opening volume about a culture, political and judicial system of which I really had no prior experience. Author Fasihur Rahman gives a great historical context around the life of Ziaur Rahman Ansari so that the reader is able to understand some of the more difficult decisions he had to make, and why he was later looked upon maliciously by some of his former peers. The case which covers Shah Bano was as interesting to unpick as any fictional courtroom drama, and I thought it was written with great fluidity and pacing. I particularly found the section to be the most heartbreaking is when Ziaur loses his struggle against ALS, which the author handled with great compassion. Overall, I’d definitely recommend Wings of Destiny: Ziaur Rahman Ansari - A Life as a biographical exploration of India that everyone should read and learn from.

rimjhim

Gr8 Read....Only a well-read person can analyse this book.