In this memoir, K. Pradeep Chandra, IAS, looks back at his life and offers an insight into the life of an Indian civil servant. Chandra narrates how it was his father s dream that he become a bureaucrat and change the lives of at least 100 people. Having left his corporate job and choosing IAS as his calling, the author has traversed a journey that has taken him through triumph and turmoil alike. In this book, he writes about his training period in Mussoorie, making friends along the way, being posted in oft disturbed areas and facing social unrest, the Emergency, his experiences in rural India, his experience with veteran politicians such as N.T. Rama Rao and K. Chandrashekar Rao, and his fondness for the city of Hyderabad. Although personal, this memoir furnishes readers with a glimpse of society in India in both its vulnerable and glorious moments. This is a helpful guide for all IAS aspirants.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 26376269399
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 370857352
Seller: Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Germany
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 18376269405
Seller: UK BOOKS STORE, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand New! Fast Delivery This is an International Edition and ship within 24-48 hours. Deliver by FedEx and Dhl, & Aramex, UPS, & USPS and we do accept APO and PO BOX Addresses. Order can be delivered worldwide within 7-10 days and we do have flat rate for up to 2LB. Extra shipping charges will be requested if the Book weight is more than 5 LB. This Item May be shipped from India, United states & United Kingdom. Depending on your location and availability. Seller Inventory # MN 9789353029425
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 286 pages. 8.78x5.98x1.22 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 9353029422
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. An IAS officer's must-read anecdotal account of how official karma prevails over personal dharma.' - Y.V. Reddy, former RBI governor India is famous for Jim Corbett's tales of hunting man-eaters in the Kumaon region. Equally fascinating are the tiger hunting tales that senior bureaucrats recount, of achievements real and imagined, when they look back on their career. K. Pradeep Chandra has many stories of this kind to tell, and for those interested in the IAS, they are of immense use. From a career that spanned thirty-four years, there are examples of fighting corruption, ignorance and casteism. There are also problems that defy solution - an old woman whose insistence on division of land results in a tragedy, an attempt to find an acceptable solution to ownership of shifting lanka (island) lands in Rajahmundry. And there is a taut chapter on a prolonged negotiation with naxalites when lives of fellow officers are at stake; a lesson that a course book may not offer. Pradeep Chandra also shares about the challenges of working with powerful politicians like N.T. Rama Rao, Chandrababu Naidu and K. Chandrasekhar Rao. At the beginning of his career, his father had told him, 'If you can make a concrete difference in the lives of 100 poor people, you would have some meaning in your life.' As the author discovered, this was perhaps the hardest thing to accomplish, and what gave his work the truest value. (jacket). Seller Inventory # 129821
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 2168765087