{"product_id":"singapore-my-country-sengupta-nilanjana-9789813141285","title":"Singapore, My Country: Biography of M Bala Subramanion","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen after three decades of research Singapore could produce its own water, the little city-state was said to have lost its vulnerability. No longer would every policy have to \u003cem\u003ebend at the knees\u003c\/em\u003e for water survival. It was finally time to celebrate liberty!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen did the same moment come in Bala's life? Was it when in mid-Atlantic he heard of his promotion as Controller of Posts? Or was it when he was appointed by the President as member of the Parliamentary Elections Minority Committee? Or was it at a moment of tragic loss when he realised he had nothing more to lose?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore, My Country\u003c\/em\u003e tells M Bala Subramanion's story, a second generation Indian who lost his father to the Death Railway, witnessed Subhas Chandra Bose at the \u003cem\u003ePadang\u003c\/em\u003e and later emerged as not only a senior civil servant but the man behind multiple social interventions, living in a fast evolving Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe histories of the man and his nation remain seamlessly intertwined, each peppered with equal doses of endeavour, ingenuity and a sheer will to survive!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e SenGupta Nilanjana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 981314128X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789813141285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ws Professional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"SenGupta Nilanjana","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460043747583,"sku":"9789813141285","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5acb599-e365-4d1b-b3c2-ccc04f551ede.jpg?v=1777413011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/singapore-my-country-sengupta-nilanjana-9789813141285","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}