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New Delhi: Today, Union Minister Hardeep Puri met BJP stalwart and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani at his residence in New Delhi. Minister Hardeep Puri went along with his wife, Lakshmi M. Puri, to his residence.
While meeting Advani Puri, he gave him a book named “Swallowing the Sun,” which was written by his wife, LM Puri. He posted about this meeting on X and has shared some glimpses of the meeting.
“sought the blessings of political stalwart, nationalist icon, mentor & guide to many, Bharat Ratna Sh LK Advani Ji at his residence today. Lakshmi & I have had the good fortune of knowing him for nearly five decades even as we witnessed his exemplary dedication towards Bharat & contribution towards furthering our nation’s unity & cultural resurgence in the decades he has selflessly dedicated towards public service.”
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs in the Government of India.
Hardeep Singh Puri, who was re-appointed as the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas for the third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In the shared photographs, the former Prime Minister can be seen engrossed in the book “Swallowing the Sun,” authored by Puri’s wife, Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri. Lakshmi, a former assistant secretary-general at the United Nations and a former deputy executive director of UN Women, has also served as India’s ambassador to countries like Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Set in Maharashtra, Lakshmi Puri’s debut novel tells the story of two sisters, Malati and Kamla, navigating the tumultuous period from their village to erstwhile Bombay, engaging in the resistance movement, and grappling with “the big and small aspects of everyday life—love, loss, failure, and compromise.”
During the book launch earlier this year, Lakshmi Puri spoke about the inspiration behind the novel, drawing from her parents’ lives. She mentioned that her parents, Malati Desai and BG Murdeshwar, were active participants in the Independence struggle and lived extraordinary lives. While inspired by their stories, the novel is also a product of her imagination, aiming to celebrate the unsung heroes of the independence struggle—the ordinary people whose efforts accumulated into a movement.
A recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights, Lakshmi Puri’s book “Swallowing the Sun” is described as a tribute to India’s wisdom and eloquence, highlighting the power of love.
