Month: June 2014

By the Way

Oath ceremony sans secretaries

The 15th Prime Minister of India, NarendraDamodardasModi, took his oath in style. Most of the guests were invitees of his choice. The complete...

By the Way

Forward looking secretaries

When the nation was gripped by election fever, government offices in the Capital looked deserted. Most of the officers were deputed on election...

By the Way

The price of integrity

What happens when a serving officer is trapped in intra-department rivalries? This scenario befell a senior officer, Anup Kumar Srivastava, of Customs and...

By the Way

Mystery man Baldev Beri

Is the Haryana Government facing a human resource crunch? If not, then why are many officers in the Chief Minister’s secretariat being given...

sadhguru
Perspective

Choose your karma

ONE day I happened to be driving with an affluent person in a particular town. We started talking about the abject poverty in...

GS-Sood
Stock Doctor

Good days are here

Akhirachhey din aa hi gaye (good days are finally here), at least for the market for now. And I am of the firm...

Silly Point

Silly Point : D-Day Musings

A few days ago, when the exit poll figures were being touted from the housetops, one morning, around 4 a.m., I had a...

My Corner

Developing oneself

RECENTLY a certain occasion warranted me to go to Ranchi to see my younger brother, Avinash Kumar, who is an IAS officer in...

Book Review

Book Review : Profiling a low-profile leader

AMIDST the recent avalanche of books on politicians of different hues, a very low-profile politician has also made the grade. A maiden biographical...

Initiative

House for all seasons

THE name ‘General Pool Residential Accommodation’ (GPRA) is a misnomer. The 110-acre-plus GPRA, located in the heart of New Delhi right on the...