“Leaders, Politicians, Citizens: Fifty Figures Who Influenced India’s…

Concept

Static general-awareness questions on books pair a title (often with its distinctive subtitle) to the person who wrote it. The reliable way to fix authorship is to match the exact title, its subtitle, and the publisher/foreword details to a single confirmed author, rather than relying on a name that merely 'sounds' literary or political.

Application

The book “Leaders, Politicians, Citizens: Fifty Figures Who Influenced India’s Politics” is a non-fiction work profiling fifty personalities — such as Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Jayalalithaa and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam — who shaped Indian politics. It was written by the author-journalist Rasheed Kidwai, published by Hachette India, with a foreword by Shashi Tharoor.

Contrast

• Geetanjali Shree is a Hindi novelist, known for the Booker-winning novel “Tomb of Sand” — a work of fiction, not a political-profiles book.

• The other listed names are not the writers credited with this particular title and subtitle.

Hence the work was authored by Rasheed Kidwai.