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| Author | Inder Kumar Gujral |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | The Life of Inder Kumar Gujral. |
| Genre | autobiographical, non fiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Books/Hay House |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | India |
Published in English | 2011 |
| Media type | book |
| Pages | 519 |
| ISBN | 978-938048080-0 |
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The book is divided into four parts, namely:
The book has several pictures of Gujral with various dignitaries.
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