AN UNCIVIL SERVANT -PB

In an intimate and inspiring
account of the life of a middle-class Indian living in a joint family, An
Uncivil Servant vividly recounts the life of a refugee’s son, from the
streets of Allahabad to the corridors of bureaucracy.It delves into the
private and the public life of Ravi Mohan Sethi of the IAS to provide an
insider’s account of the various trappings of the government.His
grandfather’s motto was ‘chakki, charkha, te sarfa’ (hard work, self-reliance
and thrift) and it taught Ravi Mohan Sethi, while he was still a child,
virtues and lessons that would stand him in good stead as he grew up to deal
with players in the political arena.Intertwined with the personal struggles
and triumphs of Ravi Mohan Sethi, are aspects of Indian culture, tradition and
mannerisms, preserved for posterity and offering a glimpse into life as it
was just after partition.Simply written, vivid and lucid, An Uncivil Servant
captures an extraordinary man as well as the essence of the Indian way of
life.