{"product_id":"19385-journeys-through-babudom-and-netaland","title":"Journeys Through Babudom and Netaland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: T S R Subramanian\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 359\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 812910587X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn India, the land of netas and babus, reality seems almost surreal, like the dream that took Alice through Wonderland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTSR Subramanian’s book is anecdotal, combining wit with irony. It incisively pieces together the gradual decay in public administration in post-British India. The growing subservience of the bureaucracy to the political system unravels step by step. A self-serving elite is formed that is preoccupied with its vested interests. The entire administration, its infrastructure and its development programmes become the terrain for serving the personal and political interests of the neta and babu. The voice of the common man in India goes unheard. The poor continue to remain in poverty. The humour and crispness of the narrative barely conceal this underlying  theme which is the central focus of the book – it is not a memoir, nor gossip chatter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTSR based his book on his rich repertoire of experience and a prodigious memory for detail. The book documents, through a personal narrative, forty years of politics and bureaucracy. However, as a portrayal essentially of the human condition, It has timeless value with universal appeal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book starts with the young officer in idyllic field postings in Uttar Pradesh. He gradually learn the ropes before moving into the corridors of the Secretariat in Lucknow, and then Delhi. The transition from the lilting and unhurried pace of rural India to the rough and tumble of central administration is seamlessly developed. The narrative has a comprehensive sweep, including anecdotes and analysis covering agriculture and rural development, industrial policy, the license Raj and privatization; India’s trade, trade policy and GATT; the Emergency and rule of law, public policy and administrative reforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoradabad - First Post\u003cbr\u003eRanikhet - Field Positing in the Queen of the Hills\u003cbr\u003eGhazipur-on-Ganga - A Young collector’s Diary\u003cbr\u003eLeather Export Council, Madras - Relaxed Interlude\u003cbr\u003eKanpur - Portfolios in Industry and Exports\u003cbr\u003eLucknow - In the Corridors of the Secretariat\u003cbr\u003eTourism in Uttar Pradesh\u003cbr\u003eNew Delhi - Union Ministry of Commerce\u003cbr\u003eIndia’s Trace Policy\u003cbr\u003eGeneva - The International Development Circuit\u003cbr\u003ePublic Enterprises and Privatisation\u003cbr\u003eAgriculture and Rural Development in Uttar Pradesh\u003cbr\u003eNew Delhi- Union Ministry of Textiles\u003cbr\u003ePresident’s Rule in Uttar Pradesh - Chief Secretary after Babri Masjid\u003cbr\u003eLucknow - Chief Secretary, after the Elections\u003cbr\u003eCabinet Secretary - Reforms in Infrastructure\u003cbr\u003eCabinet Secretary - Administrative Reforms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEPILOGUE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIST OF ACRONYMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"T S R Subramanian \/ Rupa \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776442740905,"sku":"19385","price":18.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/19385_af90101a-bb25-4a8f-90f9-27a6c71efb49.jpg?v=1625516922","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/19385-journeys-through-babudom-and-netaland","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}