Lucknow Boy A Memoir

Lucknow Boy A Memoir

This remarkably memoir wit its ringside views of many of the major events of our times, brims over with wit, wisdom, scandal and gossip. The author recounts how he was wooed and then summarily sacked by media proprietors in the face of political pressures; and there are riveting accounts of his encounters with personalities from politics, business, films and the media including Shobhaa De, V S Naipaul, Salman Rushdie and Sonia Gandhi. There are also the stories behind Mehtas celebrated scoops, from the alleged mole in Indira Gandhis cabinet to the cricket match fixing scandal to Radia tapes.