OBITUARY: 1998 batch IPS Praveen Kumar who fought many a battle against the Naxals lost one to cancer

AS Ranchi SSP, this 1998 batch Jharkhand cadre IPS, Praveen Kumar, bravely fought against the Naxal menace, gunning down many and forcing others to surrender. On Sunday, this IPS officer and DIG in National Investigating Agency (NIA) lost a crucial battle; his opponent this time was not the Maoists, but cancer. He was 46. After his death in New Delhi on Sunday, his mortal remains were flown to…

TSR Subramanian, former cabinet secretary and author of “Journeys Through Babudom and Netaland” dies, aged 79

The book written by TSR Subramanian

Thirumanilaiyur Sitapati Ramana Subramanian is no more. Popularly known as TSR Subramanian, this 1961 batch former Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS who had served as India’s cabinet secretary in 1996-98, died today, aged 79. Here are the 10 things you would like to know about TSR:

PVRK Prasad, an obituary: 1966 batch retired IAS and close aid of former PM PV Narasimha Rao died, aged 77

A book written by PVRK Prasad

IN MID-1990s, PVRK Prasad was one of the most influential bureaucrats in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). During his four and half years tenure in the PMO, he first served as the joint secretary and then the additional secretary during which period he also handled the post of media advisor to the then prime minister PV Narasimha Rao. PVRK Prasad is no more. According to reports, Prasad…

Naresh Chandra: Former defence, home and cabinet secretary, and ex-ambassador to US died in Goa, aged 82

THIS former Rajasthan cadre IAS officer is often addressed as ambassador thanks to his five years long eventful innings as India’s ambassador to US. Ambassador Naresh Chandra is no more. He died at a hospital in Goa late Sunday, aged 82, due to multiple organ failure. BoI presents here 10 facts that summarize life and career of one of the most influential and impactful civil servants of post-independence India:

Obituary: Ex-IAS and “Chanakya of Odisha politics” Pyari Babu; 10 things to know

ON SUNDAY, Pyarimohan Mohapatra, a 1963 batch retired IAS officer and former political advisor to Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik died, aged 77 years. One of the very few IAS officers playing a more exciting second innings in politics —he was also a Rajya Sabha Member—Mohapatra was instrumental in Patnaik’s rise in Odisha politics till the CM suspected Mohapatra’s “coup attempt” to topple him when he was away in London in 2012. Here are the 10 things to know about the former IAS who many fondly called as Pyari Babu:

Obituary: Anita Kaul — former IAS and reformer of India's elementary education

RIP Anita Kaul

1979 batch retired IAS officer of Karnataka cadre — Anita Kaul died early this week aged 62. Hailing from Delhi and married to a fellow IAS officer, Mrs Kaul retired as union secretary in the department of justice. But if one piece of her achievement as a civil servant is to be chosen, it’s clearly her stellar role in crafting…

“Is this the service we are in!” An obituary of 2003 batch IAS Sripriya Rengarajan goes viral among officers

RIP: Sripriya Rengarajan

“…when I heard about her demise, I felt lonely in this heartless bureaucracy. Is it worth it to serve honestly at faraway places, leaving friends and family and still bear this ignominy?” A long message written by a colleague after the death of 2003 batch West Bengal cadre IAS Sripriya Rengarajan, 42, has gone viral on WhatsApp among IAS and other civil servants across the country. Rengarajan who was suffering from cancer died on Sunday in a Madurai hospital leaving behind…