Rasheed Kidwai is a non-fiction Indian writer and journalist. He has authored Sonia A Biography and 24, Akbar Road, a book based on Congress party headquarters. Kidwai graduated from the reputed St. Stephen's, Delhi and studied Mass Communications from Leicester University, UK. He ...

Rasheed Kidwai is a non-fiction Indian writer and journalist. He has authored Sonia A Biography and 24, Akbar Road, a book based on Congress party headquarters.

Kidwai graduated from the reputed St. Stephen's, Delhi and studied Mass Communications from Leicester University, UK. He was awarded an 'India Scholarship' by the British Council and Commonwealth office in U.K. He has worked with reputed newspapers, like the National Herald, Asia News International, The Asian Age. Presently, he is currently working as an Associate Editor with the Delhi Bureau for The Telegraph.

•    Sonia - A Biography
The book traces Sonia Gandhi’s story of how an apolitical housewife who was against the entrance of her husband, Rajiv Gandhi into politics landed as an astute player of the game. The author retells the period of shock that followed Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination and her ascent to leadership in 1998. The book talks about how party stalwarts Sharad Pawar opposed her entry into politics and how she dealt with leaders such as Sitaram Kesri, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Arjun Singh and many others.

•    24 Akbar Road
This book tracks the story of Congress party, its key characters, its ideology, its failures and its successes after the Emergency. Author Rasheed Kidwai draws a compelling account of both backseat and forefront Congress leaders from Indira Gandhi to Rahul Gandhi.