Anil Swarup

The evolution of democracy and society

When Yog becomes Yoga it gets to be recognized in the country of origin”. I had tweeted this some time ago to highlight the fact that…

3 years ago

Evolution of the IAS

Will it survive? It was unprecedented but it happened. The Prime Minister chose to vent his ire on the Indian…

3 years ago

Bharat Ratna moments

Enormous opportunities for deriving a sense of satisfaction.

3 years ago

No more a civil servant

I superannuated as a civil servant on 30 June 2018. I had enjoyed every moment of my life as a…

3 years ago

Haloed Institutions?

Twitter surveys have serious limitations but the results still surprised me. It was a survey by me wherein the following…

3 years ago

Interface with Industrialists

In 1993, I got an assignment where I interacted with industry and industrialists. After the Kalyan Singh Government fell in…

3 years ago

My brush with the PMO: Part 2

As I mention in my book, “Not Just A Civil Servant”, the real coal story wasn’t about the successful coal…

3 years ago

My brush with the PMO: Part I

We were all happy when National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rode to power. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had really messed…

3 years ago

My understanding of the Cabinet Secretariat: II

It was 2013. Everything that could go wrong was going wrong for the UPA-II government. There were scams all around.…

3 years ago

My Understanding of the Cabinet Secretariat (1)

Before I joined the Cabinet Secretariat in 2013 as Additional Secretary, I was in awe of it. There were not…

3 years ago

The Narendra Modi I Knew: Part 3

During both the first and the last meeting with PM Narendra Modi, I had a view that was at variance…

3 years ago

The Narendra Modi I knew: Part II

It was heartening to see the Prime Minister in full action. During his stint as the Chief Minister of Gujarat,…

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