Gilli danda to golf : a memoir / Ram Varma
Material type: TextPublication details: India Rupa Publications 2021Description: 348 pISBN:- 9789390356959
- 352.63092 VAR-R
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Books | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | 350 | General Stack (For lending) | 352.63092 VAR-R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 43317 |
Profound, introspective and a no-holds-barred life story of a seasoned bureaucrat His father was a stonemason and his childhood was spent in dusty environs with unshapely stones to play with. But the young boy was not destined to remain uneducated and poor. He went to school, then college became a lecturer and finally qualified for the most coveted government service in the country, the Indian Administrative Services. Serving in various capacities under the Three Laws of Haryana—Bansi, Devi and Bhajan Lal—Ram Varma’s memoir records the ups and downs of a meaningful and fulfilling career. Spanning from his childhood days spent in the rural terrains of Rajasthan playing Gilli danda to swooshing the golf clubs amidst the green expanse of a golf course, From Gillidanda to Golf is a deeply personal account of an IAS officer, peppered with anecdotes and incidents making this book a beautiful tribute to life.
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