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First Stirrings
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...
First StirringsSomewhere over the rainbow
As a young student of history, I was always interested in travelling and adventure and knowing the cultures of other countries. My father...
First StirringsIn the line of duty
My first contact with an IAS officer took place when I was in Class X, in 1953. The officer was SR Das, 1949...
First StirringsSERVING INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY
WHEN I was Chairman, New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), one day I heard a lady arguing loudly with my Personal Secretary, insisting on...
First StirringsROMESH BHANDARI : RELUCTANT DIPLOMAT
THE best moment of my foreign service career is related to the hijack of August 24, 1984. Seven young terrorists hijacked an Indian...
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