Margaret Alva’s autobiography to be released on Mar 11 at St Agnes College

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, March 9, 2017: At a media meet today March 9, Thursday forenoon, it was officially annoincded that an Autobiography of Smt. Margaret Alva, Former Governor of Rajasthan and  Uttarakhand is set to be released in Mangaluru on 11 th March 2017 at 5.30 p.m at Avila Hall, St Agnes College. The occassion is being held under the auspices of the Catholic Association of South Kanara (CASK) and the Agnesian Alumnae Association (AAA).

"Courage &  Commitment" –Margaret Alva’s unflinchingly honest autobiography – details her forty year career under four Prime Ministers – Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, P. V. Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh and her eventual transition from politician to governor.

As the inheritor of a legacy, the Alvas have been associated with Indian Parliament for over half a century. Margaret Alva details her trials and triumphs and confronts the controversies  that have rocked her career, her 1979 expulsion from the Congress party, her spats with Sanjay Gandhi, her role in framing Rajiv Gandhi’s last campaign tour, her involvement with the Jain Hawala investigation when in charge of the CBI, her denunciation of the manipulation of  seats by her own party and the events leading to her resignation in 2008 from the post of the AICC General Secretary in charge of eight states. At the same time, she offers rare insights into the lives of national and international political luminaries.

Spanning Mangalore, Bangalore, New Delhi and the world at large; shedding light on family, friends and foes and detailing politics and policies, manipulations and machinations- Courage and  Commitment is the story of a simple life made remarkable and is narrated with the author’s trademark candidness.

The Book will be personally released by Smt. Margaret Alva. This will be followed by a  Panel discussion on the book.

Present at the meet at the  Press Club were Richard C. Rodrigues – President, CASK,  Dr Derek Lobo – Immediate Past President, CASK,  Dr Jeswina AC – Principal, St Agnes College and President, Agnesian Alumnae Association (AAA),
Nayana Fernandes – Vice President – CASK and Usha Fernandes – Vice President, Agnesian Alumnae Association (AAA).