What is it like to host an ex-president? An excerpt from Never Out of Print

Rupa chairman Rajen Mehra writes, in his book, about the delicious drama of the day R Venkataraman visited his home, in 1994.

The evening was a grand success and My Presidential Years hit the bestseller lists and was a mainstay on our list for years afterwards. It would also be the precursor to other books we would publish by presidents and vice presidents. The evening after the launch, I invited the former president at my Model Town home for dinner, which he graciously accepted. We were delighted, unaware of the maze of protocols that awaited us. When I returned home from the