Pursuing Idealism Through Civil Service

Contents
1. Prologue
2. Choice of the Administrative Career
3. Training at Metcalfe House: Grooming of an Administrator 18
4. Joining the Cadre-Practical Training at Banglore
5. Subdivision Officer-Davangere-My First Charge: Igniting the Spark of Community Development
6. SDO Pandavpura (1957-58): Giving Relief to Tenants
7. Deputy Commissioner, Raichur 1958-59-Administering a backward, droughtprone area
8. Deputy Development Commissioner and Director (Youth): Combining Sacreteriat Work and Field Supervision
9. Beief Interlude at Mussorie
10. At London School of Economics (1962-63)
11. New Delhi-In the Central Ministry (1963-65)
12. Founding Director, Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (1967-71)
13. Secretary to Government of Karnataka: Dealing with Mountain of Files and Many Ministers
HISTORY: CHAMP
14. Administrator, Malaprabha and Ghataprabha Project (1971-72
15. Divisional Commissioner Belgaum (1974-77)
16. Joint Secretary in the Department of Cooperation (1977-78)
17. Establishment Officer (1978-80)
18. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture (1980-81)
19. Director, IIРА
20. Secretary (Coordination) Cabinet Secretariat (1986-88)
21. Epilogue