First stirrings memory clouds: reminiscences by senior civil servants / Edited by Anil Tyagi

A saga of professional memories of 80 civil servants from encompassing services such as - ias, ips, irs, ifs. The effort began years before PM Narendra Modi's clarion call to government officials to record their experiences as civil servants A comprehensive, holistic and insightful guide into the "inner working" of the government; A must read for aspirant civil servants, and those in the government Glimpses of "unsung heroes", and their contributions in the making and shaping of 21st Century India over the past seven decades The crucial role played by civil servants in socio- economic development of the country and ringing in revolution in sectors like telecom, urban planning, policing and others Inside account of handling of various crises in the areas of security (Maoists, Terrorism, Mafia and Underworld) and industrial accidents (Union Carbide) Lighter moments that provide character sketches of, and little known truths about, the country's political class, including Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers