Article on Ethics

A note on Communication – an essential ingredient of public service The other day, Mangu Singh, MD of Delhi Metro said during his presentation during the programme on ‘Ethical Work…

Humility - an essential component of ethics The members of All India Services, the Central Services and the superior state services are at the higher echelons of the administrative structure…

We make promises or commitments to others and to ourselves. God has given us the freedom to make promises. The question is: Do we keep them? Or are we promise…

In order to understand Ethical Resilience, let’s start by defining the two interlinked terms. Ethics are the norms of our behaviour and actions following what‘s right. Aldo Leopold has very…

Compassion as an attribute of Ethics of Public Service In my session on the ‘Ethics of Public Service’, I have sometimes related the incident of my encounter with a large…

A note on Commitment and the civil servant When my daughter was posted as Director Tea Board in Dubai, we got some quality time to spend with her. She drove…

It is a curious fact that the Civil Services in India, despite being mandated in the Constitution, do not have a vision for themselves to follow. The civil servants are…

As a rule, the civil servants are wary of presenting the authentic side of their personality to their colleagues, their subordinate staff and to their clients. This may appear to…

The import of political interference – a point of view In any discussion on the state of Indian civil services, the argument of politicians creating an environment of unprincipled governance…