30th January 1948; 31st October 1984; 21st May 1991.
The events leading up to these dates have been reconstructed to give the reader a holistic picture and how these three seemingly individual tragedies are connected..
As the Chief Investigating Officer in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, Mr Ragothaman is in a unique position to discuss the intricacies of three of the most significant occurrences in the history of 20th century India.
It is also a commentary on the functioning of the law enforcement agencies and the Executive.
Ragothaman is an attempt to shed light on these occurrences and what led to their gruesome deaths.
Assassination of Mahatma - Indira - Rajiv Gandhis\' by K.
It is even more startling because it was the first instance where a mother and her son were robbed of their lives because of political and religious reasons.
The nation witnessed the Assassination of the Father of the Nation, the Prime Minister of India and an ex-Prime Minister of India respectively.
These three days bear significant importance in the history of independent India. 30th January 1948; 31st October 1984; 21st May 1991
