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This book looks at India of the 1950s and 60s and critically explores the history of nationalism and identity in Northeastern India, through the personal history of the first Manipuri (Meitei) direct recruit in the Indian Administrative Services.
List of contents
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction
Part I
1 Backdrop and Setting
2 Rites of Passage
3 Brahmaputra Calling: Assam
4 The Cuckoo Syndrome
5 'The Unreal City': Gauhati, aka Guwahati
6 Cultural Instincts and Survival Instincts
7 Khasi Highlanders
8 Rhapsody on a
Ka-duitara and Hobbies
9 Mathematics and Friendship
10 Return of the Prodigal
Part II
11 The Westward Gamble
12 Hindu College: Dreams Take Wings
13 Hostel Life:
Stolovaya 14 Beyond the Sunrise is Northeast India
15 The Semantics of War and Other Stories
16 The Graduate in the Making
17 Stray Impressions: Lasting Influence
18 Post Graduation: Changing Contours
19 Agha Shahid Ali, Begum Akhtar, and Me
Part III
20 Crossing the Rubicon
21 The Civil Services Examination
22 Yes! It Is Possible
23 Gathering of the Eagles
24 The IAS and Northeast India
Index
About the author
Falguni Rajkumar is a retired officer in the Indian Administrative Service and former Secretary to the Government of India looking after the Northeast Eastern Council. He worked for the Ministry for Development of the Northeastern Region, India. Post retirement from the IAS, he worked as Special Advisor in UNIDO looking after the Northeast region of India and also as Member and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong from 2009 to 2017.
Summary
This book looks at India of the 1950s and 60s and critically explores the history of nationalism and identity in Northeastern India, through the personal history of the first Manipuri (Meitei) direct recruit in the Indian Administrative Services.
