A Life of Our TimesThis book deals with the author s work in the administrative services, under the British and in the Indian administrative services. After Independence, the author, an ICS officer, continued to work in the Indian administration and was often deputed to foreign missions. His memoirs give us an insight about several critical moments in Indian and world history. |
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Going Through the Paces | 32 |
Clodhopping Collector | 51 |
Changing of the Guard | 71 |
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