SynopsisTwenty-six years in service and fifty-three transfers. That is an average of
six months in each posting. Meet the forever-in-transit man of Indian
bureaucracy, Ashok Khemka. The IAS officer shot to limelight in 2012, when
he cancelled the mutation of a land deal between realty major DLF and a
company which belonged to Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law,
Robert Vadra. With the Congress party in power, most people called it a
suicidal move. But, true to his reputation for being scrupulously honest, Khemka
didn't budge. As a matter of fact, he has never budged.
This book presents the man behind the madness, unravelling the
intriguing persona of Ashok Khemka. Why has the man never given up against
a system that always tends to go with the flow? Why do political parties use
Khemka's example to score brawny points during elections and conveniently
forget the man afterwards? Why are there just admirers and no takers for
the officer when it comes to his deputation with the Central government? The
book offers an insider's view of India's administrative machinery and how it
functions. It's a riveting untold story of a man who has the indomitable spirit
to stand against corruption.
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About the author
Bhavdeep Kang is a graduate in History from Lady Shri Ram College, and later did her diploma in Journalism from Delhi. She began her career with the Times of India in 1986 and since then has worked for several newspapers and magazines including The Indian Express, The Telegraph, Outlook and India Today.
