The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: A Civil Servant's Voyage of Discovery

ABOUT THE BOOK:- This book is a collection of fourteen selected Public Administration Case Studies written by Shri Gyanendra Srivastava IAS (Retd.). The case studies have lucidity, substance and depth. The narratives are strikingly earnest. These provide fascinating insight into contemporary public administration environment. The case studies are of immense value to those who are in public service, to those who are teaching and learning public administration as a subject and also to the public at large. These studies are basically human stories and make engrossing reading. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Gyanendra Srivastava served as a Civil Servant for 36 years in Delhi, Lakshadweep, Daman, Diu and in two UN Missions in Namibia and Cambodia. The positions he held include Sub-Divisional Magistrate, District Magistrate, Director, Commissioner and Secretary to the Government. Based on his experiences, he has written this collection of wide ranging and exclusive public administration case studies. Case studies written by him have been earlier published by Hindustan Times and Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. CONTENTS Foreword 9 Writer’s Note 11 Acknowledgements 13 1. Quite a few surprises 15 2. A Himalayan Odyssey 21 3. Witness to the birth of a Nation 29 4. The killing fields and the smiling land 43 5. Across the Seven Seas 63 6. लाड़ली 79 7. Sewer Widows 93 8. The best of times, the worst of times 99 9. Delegation of Power 109 10. Abuse of Power 115 11. Poor Judgment 119 12. The death sentence 123 13. The squandered inheritance 129 14. A new inning 133 Index 145 The Title 'The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: A Civil Servant's Voyage of Discovery written/authored/edited by Gyanendra Srivastava', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9789353246518 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 171 (Pages). The publisher of this title is GenNext Publication. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-