Vote of Confidence:Profiles of Young Politicians

Aashti Bhartia is a story-teller who stumbled upon political writing. She was educated at Columbia University in History and Anthropology. Her thesis on chaotic deportations in post-9/11 America, Reading Kafka in an Immigration Court: The Trial of Sulaiman Oladokun, was published by the Duke University Press. She has previously written for the Indian Express and Elle magazine.Through personal interviews, constituency visits, and interactions with their environment, Aashti Bhartia weaves a picture of India’s young Members of Parliament – their belief in the Indian democracy as well as their hopes and aspirations for the future. From Meenakshi Natarajan’s fiery days in student politics to Sachin Pilot’s quiet confidence at his colourful rallies. These are the stories of the much-written-about, as well as the rarely-spoken about leaders of the new generation. The young politicians profiled in the book are: Sachin Pilot, Ghanshyam Anuragi, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Meenakshi Natarajan, Ajoy Kumar, Ashok Tanwar, Manick Tagore, Janardhana Swamy, Jitin Prasada, Jayant Chaudhary, Nilesh Rane, Milind Deora, Sidhant Mohapatra, Kalikesh Deo, Deepender Hooda, and Anurag Thakur.