Vote of Confidence

Through personal interviews, constituency visits, and interactions with the people around them, Aashti Bhartia weaves a picture of India's young politicians; their hopes for the Indian democracy and their aspirations for the future. From Akhilesh Yadav's careful execution of the 2012 Uttar Pradesh election to 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: Akhilesh Yadav, 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.

Aashti Bhartia

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 eportations 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.