Synopsis A narrative of political events and an analysis of leading personalities, written in an absorbing literary style, Dr. Bhim S. Dahiya's Power Politics in Haryana: A View from the Bridge is an interesting account of Haryana Politics from the time of Ch. Chhotu Ram, when it was initiated, to the time of Ch. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, when it has come of age. Placed in the immediate context of the parent state of Punjab, and viewed in the larger context of national developments, Dr. Dahiya's book offers valuable insights into different types of political personalities, into different forms of sociological forces, and into different modes of human behavior, which combine to create the political milieu of a society. The book traces the complex character of the political growth of Haryana, with its various caste and community interests working at cross-purposes, determining the crooked course that makes and mars the fortunes of contending individuals. For general readers as well as for special researchers of Haryana politics, Dr. Dahiya's book will remain indispensable for a long time to come.