Citizen Delhi
My Times, My Life
Sheila Dikshit
Bloomsbury
175 pages; Rs 599
If you ask me to describe Sheila Dikshit’s autobiography in a single word I’d say it’s tantalising. Called Citizen Delhi and to be launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, it’s also revealing, touching, and delightful to read. But what lingers in my memory is how it teases but fails to offer more. It’s full of enticing snippets that whet the appetite but leave you hungry.
Let’s start with the events that precipitated her fall. Speaking about the Opposition campaign around the Commonwealth Games, Sheila Dikshit says, “they pilloried the
