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About the Author
K. R. Malkani (Kewalram Ratanmal
Malkani) was Lieutenant Governor of
Pondichery, India from 2002 till his
death on October 27th 2003. He was
the Vice-President of the Bharatiya
Janata Party from 1991 to 1994. Mr
Malkani was an author and a
journalist. Born at Hyderabad (Sindh),
then Pakistan on November 19, 1921,
he had his education at Hyderabad,
Pune, Karachi, Mumbai and Harvard.
A professor and journalist, Malkani
was associated with the Jana Sangh
since its formation and was one of the
founding members of the BJP in the
year 1980. He was Vice-President of
the Deendayal Research Institute,
New Delhi from 1983 to 1990. He was
a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2000. He served as editor of many
newspapers and was General Secretary of the Editors Guild of India from 1978 to
1979. He has written several articles and books including “The Midnight Knock”
(1977), “The R. S. S. Story” (1980), and “The Sindh Story” (1984), his most
popular book on history. His book India First (2002) is a compilation of some of
his articles over the last several years.
His last book, “Political Mysteries”, explores several major Indian political
assassinations including that of Mahatma Gandhi, Syama Prasad Mookerjee,
Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, the “Kashmir Princess”, “Kanishka aircraft”
bombing and the Purulia arms dropping case. The book is a result of his nearly
ten years of research. He died on 27 October, 2003. He was the youngest brother
of N R Malkani. He is survived by two sons Arvind and Vikram and a daughter,
Sindhu.
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