As a civil servant, he held various assignments within both the State (Uttar Pradesh) and Central Government.Īs a strategic thinker and an innovative leader, he won several awards and nominations, the prominent ones being: Nominated as one of the Policy Change Agent by The Economics Times during the years 2010, 2012, 2015 & 2016. He won the Director's Gold Medal for the best Officer Trainee at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration amongst the officers of his batch. Before joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1981 he served the Indian Police Service for a year. Born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, he earned his Master's Degree in Political Science from Allahabad University in 1978 where he was also awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal for being the Best All Round Student. This memoir is a deeply personal reckoning of a man who attempted to make-things-happen with the hope to inspire others to do the same.ĭuring his career spanning 38 years, Anil Swarup attempted to 'make it happen'. The book is a culmination of Swarup's initiatives and intense engagement with various contentious issues both at the state and at national level. It also lays bare the understanding of administration by a bureaucrat. He describes his triumphs and his disappointments, both public and private, narrating his story as he has lived, in his own words and on his own terms.
The memoir records the travails and tribulations of Anil Swarup as a decision maker and as an internal observer of the system. His career, spanning 38 years, revolved round tackling myriad of issues that ranged from dealing with corruption in the state of Uttar Pradesh to coal mafias, witnessing the aftermath of Babri Masjid demolition to handling education mafias.
He invites readers into his world chronicling the experiences that shaped him from growing years as a student to his years of rigorous training as a civil servant and finally managing crisis, both man-made and otherwise, that confronted the government.
Not Just A Civil Servant drafts the journey of Anil Swarup, a civil servant who survived despite being politically incorrect.
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