24 Akbar Road

24 Akbar Road needs no introduction in the political circles of Delhi. For the last three decades, this sprawling bungalow in Luyten's Delhi has housed the national headquarters of the grand old Indian National Congress. Hand-in-hand with contemporary history and politics, 24 Akbar Road enjoys a unique status. Many famous political personages such as Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Sitaram Kesri, G.K. Moopanar, Meira Kumar, Kamlapati Tripathi, Arjun Singh, Ambika Soni to Manmohan Singh, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have spent countless hours at the party office. This work is aimed at presenting contemporary Congress politics with the party office serving as a base. Apart from a narration of the historic decisions and politics that took place here, the book looks at the changing façade and structure of the building as symbolic of the many shifts and changes in the outlook of the Congress party and its fluctuating fortunes.