When To Consider Plan B in UPSC Preparation?
If you can't bend the mountain yourself, just wait for nature to help you bend the mountain. This is an important learning from UPSC preparation...
Opinion
‘If UPSC CSE Is A Waste Of Time, So Is Aspiring To Be Cricketer Or Actor In Our Country’
If aiming for Civil Services through UPSC is a waste of time, then it is an absurd conclusion about any competitive exams and the courageous...
Sonam Wangchuk: The Steel Spirited One, Yet Ignored?
Life of real life Phungshuk Wangdu of ‘Three Idiots’ fame, Sonam Wangchuk is in danger. The climate activist and educationist has been on hunger strike...
One Health, One Future: How TACO and its Wildlife Conservation Efforts Forged a Path to Harmony for Humans and Animals
In Rajasthan's tiger territory, where conservation whispers vie with poaching's shadows, a landmark partnership rewrites the script. The Animal Care Organization (TACO), spearheaded by the...
Mulayam Singh Yadav Was Made To Believe That I Was Too Important An Officer To Be ‘Wasted’ In An Organisation That Was Collapsing
In bureaucratic circles, it was generally believed that the heavyweights, whether political or otherwise, were best left untouched if one were to survive. A number...
DM Sahib, Why Have You Arrested and Imprisoned My District President?: Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav had once visited my office sometime in 1987. I was then Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies in UP. He was just an MLA...
Can IIT Allow Companies to Collect Caste, Category, JEE Rank Details During Placement Process?
Recently, a news report in Edex live, Indian Express, reported that many companies such as L&T (Larsen and Toubro)), Merilytics, Navi Technologies, Niva Bupa Insurance,...
Opening the Doors of Raj Nivas to People
As the Lt. Governor of Puducherry, I was to determine whether Raj Nivas remained a remnant of a ‘Royal Palace’, a dream destination for public...
How to Avoid Getting Caught in Political Cross-fire
“Officers getting caught in political cross-fire is nothing new but extremely damaging for governance. Honest officers continue to suffer. Ironically, ‘rich’ culprits fly away to...
Why is it Difficult to Make Things Happen in the Government?
“Handling situations like the one at Hathras or improving governance doesn’t really require artificial intelligence (AI). It requires attitude and empathy, critical parts of emotional...
