The Lionās Roar: S. Rajaratnam, The Authorised Biography (Volume 2)
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Mentioned by Lawrence Wong, Singaporeās Fourth Prime Minister, in an interview
S. Rajaratnam, one of Singaporeās core founding fathers and its first Foreign Minister, was a man of ideas, ideals and action. In engaging prose, Irene Ng, bestselling author of the first volume of Rajaratnamās biography, The Singapore Lion, revealsāas never beforeāhow Rajaratnam changed the course of his countryās history, often by the sheer force of his ideas and will. The second volume, The Lionās Roar, begins with his struggles during Singaporeās traumatic years in Malaysia from 1963 to 1965. Informed by decades of research, numerous interviews, and access to Mr. Rajaratnamās private and government papers, the book gives new insight into his personality and priorities as he was confronted with Singaporeās sudden independence, which left the island exposed to all the calamities of a vulnerable state.
The book relates in fine narrative and analytical detail the evolution of Singaporeās foundational ideals and values as well as its foreign policy principles and strategies. Through its pages, we follow him as he transformed Singaporeās relations with its neighbours, co-founded ASEAN, and rallied the regional grouping to oppose the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia. We look over his shoulder as he drafted what would become Singaporeās National Pledge. We witness his political skills as labour minister as he steered through the most far-reaching labour reform in the nationās history and laid the foundation for Singaporeās unique cooperative model of tripartism. And we experience Rajaratnamās final years, when he faced the end of his life with the same courage that he brought to every battle he ever fought. More than merely the definitive biography of Rajaratnam, the book is also a story about the human condition; about what individuals, given genius, courage and willpower, can achieve beyond what most thought is possible, and what people and nations will endure if they have inspirational and moral leadership.
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āIrene Ngās biography of S. Rajaratnam is a monumental and painstaking record of the life, beliefs and moral courage of a core member of Singaporeās founding generation of leaders. Rajaratnamās significance is more than a matter of history. The principles he advanced as our first foreign minister to secure a small countryās interests remain central to how Singapore shapes its destiny in a tumultuous world. So too his inexhaustible optimism, even in the darkest of times, as this compelling narrative brings to life. Yet Rajaratnamās deepest imprint was in his vision of a multiracial Singapore, encapsulated in the national pledge for which he was principal author. It was his most powerful conviction: that we can and must be one united people, regardless of race, language or religion. The diversity of our cultures gives Singapore strength. But Rajaratnamās conviction that Singaporeans could create a national identity that transcends and takes priority over other affinities remains what we must live up to. The Lionās Roar should be read by new generations, today and tomorrow.ā
āTharman Shanmugaratnam, President of SingaporeāThis book does not just recount facts and events from the distant past; it also explains rationales and realities that remain fresh and relevant todayā¦ Irene has done a service to Singapore with this biography. The fruit of years of thorough, painstaking research and countless interviews, The Lionās Roar is a serious yet captivating account of the life of a pivotal character in Singaporeās history. It gives an insight into what Raja was like, what he believed in, and what he fought for.ā
āLee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister of Singapore -
Irene Ng is the authorised biographer of S. Rajaratnam. She was formerly an award-winning senior political correspondent and a Member of Parliament in Singapore.
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- About the Author
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Mentioned by Lawrence Wong, Singaporeās Fourth Prime Minister, in an interview
S. Rajaratnam, one of Singaporeās core founding fathers and its first Foreign Minister, was a man of ideas, ideals and action. In engaging prose, Irene Ng, bestselling author of the first volume of Rajaratnamās biography, The Singapore Lion, revealsāas never beforeāhow Rajaratnam changed the course of his countryās history, often by the sheer force of his ideas and will. The second volume, The Lionās Roar, begins with his struggles during Singaporeās traumatic years in Malaysia from 1963 to 1965. Informed by decades of research, numerous interviews, and access to Mr. Rajaratnamās private and government papers, the book gives new insight into his personality and priorities as he was confronted with Singaporeās sudden independence, which left the island exposed to all the calamities of a vulnerable state.
The book relates in fine narrative and analytical detail the evolution of Singaporeās foundational ideals and values as well as its foreign policy principles and strategies. Through its pages, we follow him as he transformed Singaporeās relations with its neighbours, co-founded ASEAN, and rallied the regional grouping to oppose the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia. We look over his shoulder as he drafted what would become Singaporeās National Pledge. We witness his political skills as labour minister as he steered through the most far-reaching labour reform in the nationās history and laid the foundation for Singaporeās unique cooperative model of tripartism. And we experience Rajaratnamās final years, when he faced the end of his life with the same courage that he brought to every battle he ever fought. More than merely the definitive biography of Rajaratnam, the book is also a story about the human condition; about what individuals, given genius, courage and willpower, can achieve beyond what most thought is possible, and what people and nations will endure if they have inspirational and moral leadership.
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āIrene Ngās biography of S. Rajaratnam is a monumental and painstaking record of the life, beliefs and moral courage of a core member of Singaporeās founding generation of leaders. Rajaratnamās significance is more than a matter of history. The principles he advanced as our first foreign minister to secure a small countryās interests remain central to how Singapore shapes its destiny in a tumultuous world. So too his inexhaustible optimism, even in the darkest of times, as this compelling narrative brings to life. Yet Rajaratnamās deepest imprint was in his vision of a multiracial Singapore, encapsulated in the national pledge for which he was principal author. It was his most powerful conviction: that we can and must be one united people, regardless of race, language or religion. The diversity of our cultures gives Singapore strength. But Rajaratnamās conviction that Singaporeans could create a national identity that transcends and takes priority over other affinities remains what we must live up to. The Lionās Roar should be read by new generations, today and tomorrow.ā
āTharman Shanmugaratnam, President of SingaporeāThis book does not just recount facts and events from the distant past; it also explains rationales and realities that remain fresh and relevant todayā¦ Irene has done a service to Singapore with this biography. The fruit of years of thorough, painstaking research and countless interviews, The Lionās Roar is a serious yet captivating account of the life of a pivotal character in Singaporeās history. It gives an insight into what Raja was like, what he believed in, and what he fought for.ā
āLee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister of Singapore -
Irene Ng is the authorised biographer of S. Rajaratnam. She was formerly an award-winning senior political correspondent and a Member of Parliament in Singapore.
