Biography of M.J. Akbar

M.J. Akbar is a great journalist and an excellent historian of India. With his journalistic flourishes and historical sweeps, he has authored highly readable books.

He is the man who launched the 'Telegraph, and successfully took to the might of the Times of India'. His tenure with the Asian Age' made his name synonymous with the Indian media.

M.J. Akbar has authored internationally-acclaimed books including 'India: The Seize Within', 'Riot after Riot' and Kashmir behind the Vale'. All these books are detailed studies of India's contemporary problems and its historical perspective.

M. J. Akbar is a respected expert on Indian and Middle-Eastern politics. Akbar's latest books are "The Shade of Swords: Jihad' and 'The Conflict between Islam and Christianity. His second book, A Biography of Nehru', published by Penguin', is regarded as the seminal work on the subject.