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Indian Civil Services

Sir M. Visvesvarayya’s Work Ethic as Recounted by Masti Venkatesha Iyengar

The eminent Kannada litterateur, Sri Masti Venkatesha Iyengar narrates his experiences of working with Bharataratna Sir M. Visvesvarayya. The essay opens a highly inspirational window into the work ethic of the great Diwan of Mysore.

Sanatana Polity

The Genius of Sanatana Polity and Statecraft: Decolonising Indian Governance

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s vision of and eulogy to the Indian Civil Services in his inspirational speech on April 21, 1947 to the first batch of the Indian Administrative Services needs repetition if only to underscore how farsighted he was: Your predecessors were brought up in the traditions in which