A Life of Our TimesOrient BlackSwan, 1998 - 637 من الصفحات This 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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... head a forty kilogram slab of ice , perfunctorily covered by a piece of sacking , which , no doubt , kept him cool from the head downwards and provided us with iced drinks throughout the parched day . For bait we had a piglet , form a ...
... head a forty kilogram slab of ice , perfunctorily covered by a piece of sacking , which , no doubt , kept him cool from the head downwards and provided us with iced drinks throughout the parched day . For bait we had a piglet , form a ...
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... heads of missions ( if they would condescend to receive one of lower rank ) . These visits were occasionally found useful ... head Sir Maurice Peterson , a real old - timer , very set in his ways . He held weekly meetings of the heads of ...
... heads of missions ( if they would condescend to receive one of lower rank ) . These visits were occasionally found useful ... head Sir Maurice Peterson , a real old - timer , very set in his ways . He held weekly meetings of the heads of ...
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... head and heart to endless vistas , stretching into the beyond . On arriving back in Delhi , I was immediately sent for by the Prime Minister . The government of Assam was in a great mess , the tribesmen were burning villages in the ...
... head and heart to endless vistas , stretching into the beyond . On arriving back in Delhi , I was immediately sent for by the Prime Minister . The government of Assam was in a great mess , the tribesmen were burning villages in the ...
المحتوى
Going Through the Paces | 32 |
Clodhopping Collector | 51 |
Changing of the Guard | 71 |
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accepted action administration agreed Ambassador American appeared armed army arrived asked authority Ayub became began British called carry concerned Congo continued decision delegation Delhi discussion district election especially expected fact felt followed force Foreign function Gandhi given greatly hand head independence India interest invited issue Kashmir Khan land later leaders leave living looked Lumumba matter meeting military mission Muslim nature Nehru never observed officers Pakistan party peace political position President Prime Minister problem proposal question received regarded relations remained respect responsibility result Secretary Secretary-General Security seemed senior side situation soon Soviet staff Susheela taken task took tried turned United Nations western whole