Right through May and early June, the confrontation between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung held centrestage. Editorials, prime-time...
ByShailaja ChandraJuly 6, 2015FINDING an unusual retired woman civil servant proved to be a challenge. Some have achieved high visibility but I needed a compelling story,...
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ByShailaja ChandraJanuary 9, 2014I was 23 and flying in a helicopter over the forests of Thane district in Maharashtra. How I got there bears telling but...
ByShailaja ChandraApril 21, 2010The disciplinary rules for government servants are so convoluted that it is impossible to either exonerate the blameless or punish the guilty The...
ByShailaja ChandraMarch 3, 2010A fictitious account of the hurly-burly of life in government Overnight, a first-time MP was appointed Minister with independent charge for Human Health....
ByShailaja ChandraJanuary 1, 2010