tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post7545959819151710371..comments2023-10-10T09:11:21.245-07:00Comments on OverTea: Mr. Role model IASBadhrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549143296407318099noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post-45931101218620403642008-08-05T11:04:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:04:00.000-07:00Hey Abhijit,Having interacted with a lot of ppl in...Hey Abhijit,<BR/><BR/>Having interacted with a lot of ppl in the services, I can assure you that a good number of them are pretty serious & good at serving people. I have seen some collectors working as much as 15-16 hrs a day trying to keep things moving. It's just that our negative news centric media always fails to catch up with those nice things. <BR/><BR/>And then again, we sometimes forget how complicated & tasking a day to day workday of a civil servant can be.Added to it lower salaries and political involvement...I guess we should really appreciate how they help move the wheels of this great nation day after day. <BR/><BR/>It's very easy for techies & working executives to sit in AC offices and crib about their non-performance but very difficult on gound when you get posted in a malaria infested rural village with 5 hour a day electricity & start trying to make a difference to the lives of ppl ard you.ranjit nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07143341492903406324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post-16483456462217384992008-08-04T23:48:00.000-07:002008-08-04T23:48:00.000-07:00Abhijit,May be you got me wrong. I never concluded...Abhijit,<BR/>May be you got me wrong. I never concluded that IAS is a good service. I only gave credit to these three who use their power to do some good work.Badhrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549143296407318099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post-33584310946548696642008-08-04T23:39:00.000-07:002008-08-04T23:39:00.000-07:00Just thinking about a handful of "supposedly doing...Just thinking about a handful of "supposedly doing good work" IAS officers, and conclude that IAS is a good service will be too naive a judgment. Why don't you ask these questions: How many of the IAS/IPS are really being pro-people? How many of the top post holders in civil services have the record of being totally non-corrupt, and doing all the pro-people work? What about the limitations of policies of the government which themselves are anti-people? Can an IAS officer go beyond her superiors and politicians and really be pro-people? All the "good" Civil servants left their job and joined public movement. What does that tell us? Just good people are not enough, it does require a better understanding of what is "good" and what are limitations on role of good people in an ill-designed system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post-29447139105397017832008-08-04T23:38:00.000-07:002008-08-04T23:38:00.000-07:00Just thinking about a handful of "supposedly doing...Just thinking about a handful of "supposedly doing good work" IAS officers, and conclude that IAS is a good service will be too naive a judgment. Why don't you ask these questions: How many of the IAS/IPS are really being pro-people? How many of the top post holders in civil services have the record of being totally non-corrupt, and doing all the pro-people work? What about the limitations of policies of the government which themselves are anti-people? Can an IAS officer go beyond her superiors and politicians and really be pro-people? All the "good" Civil servants left their job and joined public movement. What does that tell us? Just good people are not enough, it does require a better understanding of what is "good" and what are limitations on role of good people in an ill-designed system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post-38196615739799944052008-08-03T18:33:00.000-07:002008-08-03T18:33:00.000-07:00Nice research Badhri.Yes, there are lots of nice o...Nice research Badhri.<BR/>Yes, there are lots of nice officers in the services who really care about ppl.<BR/>Especially today when the very fabric of IAS is changing, with more people from rural background joining, it sure has better days ahead.<BR/>Some of the officers whom I remember are Alphons Kananthanam in kerala.<BR/>http://video.webindia123.com/interviews/governors/alphonskannanthanam/index.htm<BR/><BR/>Another guy is Harsh Mander from Gujarat. <BR/>http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15052002/1505200263.htmranjit nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07143341492903406324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post-23942829276654827332008-08-01T04:47:00.000-07:002008-08-01T04:47:00.000-07:00Good info. I only knew about the TN-based officer....Good info. I only knew about the TN-based officer. <BR/><BR/>It's heartening to see people making a sizable social contribution as a part of their job/profession. This is one thing that pinches me a great deal, being an IT employee. You can only chip in part-time/online and financially. This post has made me wonder a tad more about the idea of retiring from IT at around 30 and taking up something that assists the community and sustains my family simultaneously. Regardless of whether I go for it or not, it would be worthwhile discussing what all ways in which one can do this. Ideas, esp. those of the social entrepreneurship kind, are invited.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post-15457727867230604722008-07-30T21:57:00.000-07:002008-07-30T21:57:00.000-07:00Badri,this was a great post. I really loved it. I ...Badri,<BR/><BR/>this was a great post. I really loved it. I think blogosphere needs many more posts like this.Golihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098722470734173622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post-91211648544890802472008-07-30T12:43:00.000-07:002008-07-30T12:43:00.000-07:00Good post Badhri. Yes, we do have a very good numb...Good post Badhri. Yes, we do have a very good number of people, not necessarily in the executive wing of the government, who have the will to work towards a better society.<BR/><BR/>The number is small in percentage terms but I guess this is a grouse for many countries.The Traveling Quadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514072402639110914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189441.post-36474075170320007992008-07-28T23:12:00.000-07:002008-07-28T23:12:00.000-07:00Hello Badri, This is sidharth. That's a nice post....Hello Badri, <BR/><BR/>This is sidharth. That's a nice post. <BR/><BR/>AFAIK Dr. Kushal Pathak is in Indian Police Service not an I.A.S.<BR/><BR/>Sid<BR/><BR/>P.S. I have posted this to various news groups for wide circulation.sidharthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199227796381768790noreply@blogger.com