The book presents a humorous, yet realistic account, by one who has seen it all from inside.
Funny, yet objective, account by a senior bureaucrat, the book contains 240 engrossing anecdotes on various aspects of India's infamous bureaucracy.
Written in a lucid, captivating style with an eye on authenticity,this book will amuse, amaze and entertain you from cover to cover.
*By dancing... to the tune of politicians
Barun Kumar Sahu, 33, is an Indian administrative Service (IAS) officer, Manipur-Tripura cadre, 1992 batch.
He also holds a Bachelor of Technology (Honours) degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur.
He has held several senior positions under the Government of Tripura and has rich experience of public policy formulation and administration.
The author also contributes articles on current affairs and news analysis as a hobby.
1. Old Was Not Gold
2. Stratagems for Maintaining Status
3. Where is That Again?
4. Reception Counter Tricks of the Trade
5. Documentary Evidence
6. Rightful is Not Always Lawful
7. Loyalty to Impersonal Authority
8. Audacious Response… and Reward
9. Destitute ‘Foreign Minister’
10. Dressing it in English
11. Unprogrammed Decision
12. Tongue-in-Cheek Definitions
13. Passing Slip of the Tongue
14. 'Pleading' Charges
15. Enjoy the Inevitable
16. Communication Gap
17. True Multimedia
18. The Cost of Poverty
19. Verifying One's Own Antecedents
20. Private Works
21. The Hidden Agenda
22. Talking Turkey in Bureaucratese
23. Misnomers
24. Changing Colours
25. Retiring Reality
26. Nuisance Value of a Bureaucrat
27. Strict Strictures
28. Morality Grounded
29. Overtime Sans Allowance
30. Hair-splitting Differentiation
31. Taboo Fare
32. Hoist With His Own Petard
33. Decent Burial
34. Ping-pong Clearance
35. Unsure Sureties
36. Ignorance is Bliss
37. Paper Horse Runs Full Circle
38. Corny Version
39. Sham Punishment
40. Kow-towing to the Chief Minister 3
41. Honesty Needs No Reward
42. Undone, Done
43. Sisyphean Task
44. Role Reversal
45. Smart Moron
46. Ground Realities
47. Unity in Diversity
48. Clamour for Suspension
49. Self-serving
50. Strike Unmasks Worthless Workers
51. Era of Specialisation
52. Fudged Truth
53. Ironies (I)
54. Committee It!
55. Smart Bureaucrats Don’t Work
56. Flogging a Dead Horse
57. The Better Venue
58. The Also-ran
59. Who is the Government Anyway?
60. Obfuscated Goal
61. Status Quo Ante
62. Entitled Hospitality
63. Mediocre Expertise
64. Fighting it on Paper
65. Paper Tigers Play Safe
66. Root Cause of Failures
67. Qualified Explanation
68. Every Dog Has Its Day
69. Code Language
70. First-hand Experience
71. Foolish Wisdom!
72. The Last Laugh
73. Entrenched Rut
74. Crazy Justification
75. Wide off the Mark
76. Who’s the Boss?
77. Entitlement by Proxy
78. Small Fries, Bold Decisions
79. Between Scylla and Charybdis
80. No Payola, This
81. Minister Proposes, Babu Disposes
82. Honesty in Small Things
83. Rote Rubber-stamping
84. Round Peg in Square Hole
85. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
86. Never Say Never Again
87. Bearing the Brunt of Babu’s Ignorance
88. Vox Populi, Vox Dei
89. Kaale Akshar, Bhains Baraabar
90. Small Surprises of the Boondocks
91. Aids For AIDS
92. Hand-to-Mouth Existence
93. Statistical Error
94. Who Calls the Shots?
95. By Hook or By Crook
96. No Hindi Please!
97. Reshuffled Response
98. Only to Impress Officials
99. Putting it Mildly
100. Administrative Reforms
101. Alien Etiquette
102. Class Matters
103. The Boss is Always Right
104. Different Routes to the Same Spot
105. Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
106. Trappings of Power
107. Convoluted Logic
108. Bail Bonds
109. Doing as Directed
110. Economy Overdrive
111. Odd Timings
112. Garbage In, Garbage Out
113. Conduct Rules
114. No Escape From Official Tag
115. Taxing Patience
116. Fast Forward
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