The costliest power is no power BIG BOSS | secretary, ministry of power | anil razdan Though Anil Razdan belongs to the 1973 batch from Haryana, because his parents settled in the state, his family is originally from Delhi. His grandfather retired in 1935 as Postmaster-General of India. After doing Physics Honours at St Stephens College, Delhi and then LLB at Delhi University, he worked briefly under Justice BN Kirpal. He began his IAS career with the Land Revenue Management and District Administration in Chandigarh on July 1, 1977.