Another good one from The New Yorker, (October 10, 2016)

Another good one from The New Yorker, (October 10, 2016)

'Some self-publicity' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Last week I attended the Golden Jubilee Reunion of the 1967 batch of Civil Services, in the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.

I presented the following of my books to the Director Ms. Upma Chaudhary for the library of the Academy:

i. The Last Post- Inscriptions on French graves in India;
ii. The Balasore Papers: a compendium of important documents relating to the Anglo-French dispute ever the French loge in Balasore India, 1693-1949;
iii.  Some vignettes of Balasore and its French Loge;
iv. Respectful Homage to Martyr Gabar Singh Negi, Victoria Cross;
v. Homage to Odia martyrs of World War-I, commemorated in the Mazargues Military Cemetery, Marseilles, France;
vi. Homage to 993 Indian  Soldiers who died defending France during World War-I, commemorated in the Mazargues Military Cemetery, Marseilles, France;

 I felt honoured when the Academy put up a special display of my earlier books with their library along with the new books on display, side by side with the books by other civil services batch mates:
vii. From Metcalfe House to Charleville - Memoirs (Jointly edited  by me along with Dr. V.K.Agnihotri);
viii. The French Collection;
ix. A Glance at France;
x. Managing better with checklists.  


This display was done for two successive days out side the Dining Hall in Gyanshila in the LBSNAA. 

Thank you LBSNAA.

Following is the list of my other books:
  xi. The Foreign Policy of France
xii. The Wetlands of India (Ed.)
xiii. India in the Debates of the French Parliament- 1945-1988
xiv. Vers La Lumiere- A Study of the French School System
xv. Human Rights for Education and Democracy (Ed.), Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.
xvi. France- A Brief Bibliography
xvii. The Joy of Mental Health (Ed.) On the writings of Dr. N.N.Wig.

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