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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... never lacking in sympathy or attentiveness , but equally , never committing himself to anything . The only other officials with whom we had any contact were the Head of the Asia Division , Ambassador Mikhailov , a seasoned bureaucrat ...
... never lacking in sympathy or attentiveness , but equally , never committing himself to anything . The only other officials with whom we had any contact were the Head of the Asia Division , Ambassador Mikhailov , a seasoned bureaucrat ...
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... never worried about his personal safety or that of his colleagues . But he now said that he had been very anxious and would never have forgiven himself if any harm had befallen us . Yet , I can say in all honesty that the physical ...
... never worried about his personal safety or that of his colleagues . But he now said that he had been very anxious and would never have forgiven himself if any harm had befallen us . Yet , I can say in all honesty that the physical ...
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... never did with the Mahatma whose unexpected ways and seemingly strange manoeuvres they never understood . No wonder that the British press never tired of taking delight in referring to Nehru as ' the last of the Viceroys ' . Not one for ...
... never did with the Mahatma whose unexpected ways and seemingly strange manoeuvres they never understood . No wonder that the British press never tired of taking delight in referring to Nehru as ' the last of the Viceroys ' . Not one for ...
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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