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Smriti Irani: Minister and novelist?
On The Record
English - November 26, 2021 06:57 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBPolitics News political news politics news congress interview hindustan times journalism aam aadmi party bjp news podcasts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani has turned author with her debut novel “Lal Salaam”, announced publishing house Westland. “Lal Salaam” is the story of a young officer, Vikram Pratap Singh, and of the challenges he faces against a system that is steeped in backroom politics and corruption. Listen to her in conversation with HT's National Political Editor Sunetra Choudhury who speaks to her about her new journey as an author, where she got the idea from, how did she manage the time amidst her political responsibilities, and a lot more.