Mamata’s biography hits the shelves

Kolkata: A biography of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was released in bookstores across the country on Monday, an official of publishers Penguin India said.

The biography was penned down by journalist Shutapa Paul, keeping the national readers in mind, the official said.

The book, titled Didi: The Untold Mamata Banerjee, brings out the unique position the Trinamool Congress supremo has occupied in Indian politics.

Describing Ms. Banerjee as one of the country’s toughest women, the book explores her unique style of politics, her struggles and achievements, starting from her days in college politics to defeating the Left Front government in West Bengal.