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First Stirrings
First StirringsJustice, social and all
A Delhi HC judge looks back on helping children, razing encroachments, and forcing private hospitals to provide beds to the poor My forefathers...
First StirringsThe POTATO WIZARD of Lahaul & Spiti
I was born and brought up in a police family My father, Naurang Singh Bains, who participated in World War II, was in...
First StirringsFrom Tiruchirapalli to Pokharan 1974
A member of the design team behind India’s first nuclear blast looks back on a life devoted to the unglamorous world of scientific...
First StirringsBabudom, from the inside
Hilarious accounts of encounters with BC Roy, refugees and government office politics After joining IAS in 1958 Midnapore or Medinipur, as it is...
First StirringsServing many a department at the wrong time
A retired IAS officer reminisces about Hercules, Bofors and educating MPs Throughout my life, I have been inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his...
First StirringsFrom farming to IAS field work
A Dalit farmer’s son traces his rise through the ranks I was born in Kandhla, Muzzaffarnagar, UP, in a small Dalit farmer’s family....
First StirringsNOT JUSTAN OTHER JOB
When you are in a position of power, you should not betray the trust. That was my motto throughout my career. As a...
First StirringsMALICE TOWARDS NONE
I was born in Lyallpur in the Punjab of undivided India as the youngest of 10 siblings. At the time of Partition, I...
First Stirrings‘MY FAMILY WAS THINKING OF MY MARRIAGE, BUT I JOINED THE IAS’
More girls should join the IAS as it really gives you the feel of the wonderful world that India is. Being a brilliant...
First StirringsDestiny’s child
It was Pluto who said that refusing to participate in politics means you are willing to be governed by your inferiors. I had...
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