The art of governing in India

It could as well serve a handbook of administrative leadership strategies as much as a primer on problem-solving and decision-making

A TIDE IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN:

A public service remembers

Prateep K Lahiri

Roli Books

225 pages; Rs 395

Some 2,500 years ago, Confucius talked about the importance of learning from experience. Prateep K Lahiri’s memoir is a good example of the value of that precept. Mr Lahiri, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1959 batch who served as secretary, mines and revenue in the Government of India, shines a light on how Indian bureaucrats and administrators can deal with administrative issues and problems without negatively impacting their professionalism and work ethic. It provides some useful insights into dealing with people