Civil Servant of India and Mother Teresa Biographer, an International Bestseller
Navin Chawla had a distinguished 35-year civil service career, and rose to become Secretary to Government in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. In 2005 he was appointed Election Commissioner. In April 2009 he took over as Chief Election Commissioner, during which tenure he successfully completed, to national and international acclaim, the General Elections in April – May 2009.
He was privileged to have a 23-year long association with Mother Teresa. Although not of her faith, she reposed her confidence in him from the time she met him till the very end. He wrote her acclaimed biography in 1992. The royalties are largely donated to the Missionaries of Charity or leprosy and disability related causes.
Mother Teresa (Missionaries of Charity)
by Navin Chawla
The acclaimed biography of the most famous and admired woman in the world. 'Chawla's book is one written from the heart.' - The Pioneer
'Chawla write[s] clear-headedly about Mother Teresa's failings, such as leaving donations unacknowledged … [Mother Teresa's] negative side is minute compared to the vast ocean of charity she has dispensed to the poor—without any discrimination … This non-exclusivity, in a world torn by religious intolerance, is the real message I took from this book.'— Lady Antonia Fraser