'Camp Office of Collector Hoshangabad at Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Mr. Kejriwal as P.M.- my thumbs down!

Would you like to see Mr. Arvind Kejriwal as the next Prime Minister of India?
I would not.

Hear ye my IAS brethren....

I was going to put up a blog (yes, yet another one) lambasting seeking of post retirement assignments by my IAS brethren .But I got side tracked.Why not address it to the brother and sister officers of the IAS, thought I. "IAS brethren and ..." this is where I got stuck. What about the lady members of the IAS? A little browsing and I came to know that the word is, or was, 'sistern'.

Look what the TIME newsmagazine explained: "Brethren and sistren" occur in most anecdotes about Baptist preachers. They should occur no more. Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas, three time president of the Southern Baptist Committee, presiding last week over a conference of Southern Baptists in Memphis, Tenn., ruled that "brethren" applies alike to male and female members of the congregation.....". Incidentally it was the issue dated 20th May, 1929 of TIME that reported this!

For more details see "Religion: Women Brethren - TIME: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,723668,00.html#ixzz2pncXUng8

Of course the promised lambasting will follow soon......

Shocking & unacceptable in a secular country like India!

The Army has admitted in the Supreme Court that recruitment to President's Bodyguard (PBG) is open only to Hindu Rajputs, Hindu Jats and Jat sikhs. (Source: http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/pbg-only-for-rajput-jat-sikhs-for-functional-requirement_880744.html)



The plea that "the ceremonial duties demand common height, built, appearance and dress for reason of pomp and projection which are important military attributes while performing such duties" does not, by any stretch of imagination mean that persons belonging to specified religions only should be eligible.

This is shocking and unacceptable in a secular country like India.

Pappa, Pappu & Qaidi No. 624

Pappu: Who is Qaidi No.624 in the Sada sub jail in Vasco, Goa?

Pappa: How the hell would I know?

Pappu: Elementary my dear Pappa- Tarun Tejpal!

"Pappa, Pappu & Anna's statue"

Papa: The news* is that "Anna seeks BJP help to install own statue"

Pappu: What does it mean Papa?

Papa: It shows that Anna too is human.




* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anna-seeks-Rajnaths-help-in-installing-own-statue/articleshow/28350403.cms

IAS officers too must learn how to retire...and retire gracefully

Wages of subservience: Post-retirement appointments push limits of legitimacy: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140103/edit.htm#1

Like every other service, IAS officers too must learn how to retire...and retire gracefully

Ushering in 2014...

How did Tarun Tejpal, Asaram & his son Sai usher in the year 2014?

IAS officers, bent backbones & post retirement jobs!

What does one do if one wants a post retirement job?

Simple. Say 'Yes' to what ever the political bosses say throughout your service career.

It will keep your backbone bent throughout your career but you may get a post-retirement job.

Those who think that they have got post retirement assignments because of their superlative efficiency and because the administration cannot be managed without them, are fooling no one!