{"product_id":"in-pursuit-of-probity-devinder-singh-bagga-9781646505548","title":"In Pursuit of Probity: The holy grail of governance","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Honesty is your biggest strength and Dignity your strongest defence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose are the simple yet profound words of an IAS officer who, from a humble background, rose to the highest echelons of the Government of India with a relentless focus on establishing the highest standards of ethical governance and moral rectitude. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevinder Singh Bagga was a man who believed that the administrative service is a tapasya--a self-effacing occupation to serve the masses. In his memoirs spanning thirty-seven years, he endeavours to narrate an administrator's struggle to exercise administrative rectitude and probity while he navigated choppy waters with no patronage or protection. He held coveted positions in the Indian bureaucracy, including that of the Deputy Election Commissioner of India under the iconic T. N. Seshan, an era that transformed the Election Commission of India into a no-nonsense autonomous constitutional body. He eventually retired after becoming the Chief Secretary of India's most challenging state--Uttar Pradesh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author brings to life his experience of the \"steel frame of India\" and helps us get a deeper understanding of the various subjects that may yet be shrouded in conjecture and not fully understood by the layperson. Through this light-hearted, yet thoroughly insightful, account of his remarkable journey, the author conveys his views on what it takes to deliver exceptional administrative governance with objectivity and integrity while refusing to be drawn into contentious distractions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A very informative and interesting read from a man who fondly imagined in his ambitious moments that probity and determination are measuring instruments whose Zero Error is Zero.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Kavita Bagga (a daughter's fond remembrance)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Devinder Singh Bagga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646505549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646505548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Notion Press Media Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Devinder Singh Bagga","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126506483967,"sku":"9781646505548","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6523f005-850d-48fa-8eb1-4bd887b529a6.jpg?v=1687448581","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-pursuit-of-probity-devinder-singh-bagga-9781646505548","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}