{"product_id":"small-cogs-in-a-large-naresh-nandan-prasad-9789357768320","title":"Small Cogs in a Large Wheel: A Civil Servant's Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA WELL-ARTICULATED MEMOIR OF A LIFE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil servants are the permanent executive-a bulwark of stability as regimes and policies change. They are small cogs in the large machinery that is the Indian state, yet indispensable for its efficient running. Naresh Nandan Prasad was one such cog in the wheel and an extraordinary one at that. He had the rare privilege of working in three states: Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. From this uncommon vantage point, he looks back on a long, storied career and, through that examination, investigates the role of a civil servant in the life of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with his training days at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration and his life as a young administrator caught in the hurly-burly of Indian politics, Small Cogs in a Large Wheel is an account of Prasad's life. It examines his time in the corridors of power in Delhi and his international stints with the United Nations. Capturing the many experiences of one man's career, the book records the political through the personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA candid account of an exceptional career, this is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the life of a civil servant in India, the role of the country's civil service and the complex maze of the world of multilateral diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaresh Nandan Prasad, an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, held a double master's degree in history and economics. Prasad's professional career spanned almost 45 years, with about 31 years in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS, 1981 batch UP\/Uttarakhand cadre) and over 14 years in the United Nations (United Nations Industrial Development Organization [UNDO] and the World Intellectual Property Organization [WIPO]). In his long career in the IAS, he gained wide administrative and technical experience at the national, state and local levels in the areas of rural and urban development, law and order management, the conduct of elections, media management, industrial policy, tourism, intellectual property rights and multilateral negotiations. Besides having worked at the Centre (Government of India), Prasad is one of the rare IAS officers to have worked in three totally diverse states of India-Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naresh Nandan Prasad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9357768327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789357768320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westland Non Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.56d","brand":"Naresh Nandan Prasad","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48154241532159,"sku":"9789357768320","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae00e105-8f8a-4352-ae86-f590187f2e38.jpg?v=1770788845","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/small-cogs-in-a-large-naresh-nandan-prasad-9789357768320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}