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- Vijay Gokhale  Tiananmen Square has been an important monument, site in the history of China. It has been witness to many incidents that defined China what it is today. One of such important incidents that defined the future of modern China. An incident that still attracts the attention of global media, academicians, intellectuals. The Tiananmen Square incident. Was it a massacre? Was it a genuine attempt to bring Western-style democracy to the People's Republic of China?  India's former Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale's book 'Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest' tries to answer many of such questions. This book recalls what led to the gathering of masses at the square, how the movement was dealt with and how China created a narrative to cover up the incident, from a former diplomat's point of view, who was posted in the Indian Embassy in Beijing when entire episode unfolded.  The book is presented in a style that can resemble with Indian style of theatr