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Traversing the period from the forties to date that witnessed the epochal attainment of independence through a unique non-violent struggle, the soaring idealism which became the hallmark of the leaders dedicating themselves to lay the foundation of a nascent democracy, the great divide in the late sixties that marked a paradigm shift in values, the beginning of the slide leading to pervasive corruption, criminalisation of politics, and emergence of vested interests in partnership with unscrupulous politicians, bureaucrats and business houses and the accompanied aberrations—the events come alive in the book as we go along the interesting twists and turns in the author’s life. Straying often from the beaten path trodden by bureaucracy the author’s proactivism in the various domains of his service career is reflected in the measures he has taken even at the risk of incurring the wrath of authorities.
The various highs and lows in the journey of an IPS officer who has been part of the system for more than three-and-a half decades, lucidly portray the ills which plague our system. The narration which turns humorous, biting and evocative without any pretension to profound intellect or wisdom, is an attempt to tell the public servants that that is what they are: servants of the people, not their lords and masters and that the trust reposed in them has to be redeemed.
ISBN - 9788170495062
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Pages : 415
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