“After all the hard work that civil servants do in the line of duty, which often comes at the cost of their personal lives, the fraternity is called as babus. Isn’t it demeaning? Despite years of service, the public perception lingers on,” rues a retired officer in a hall full of civil servants.
But then, is there a silver lining? A ray of hope that this perception will someday change? The audience appears optimistic. They have gathered for the launch of a novel that attempts to portray the human side of a civil servant’s life.
Suchita Malik is out with her fourth novel, ‘Scent of the Soil’. It was released in Chandigarh on Saturday at the Haryana Niwas.
Like her previous novels, ‘Scent of the Soil’ also attempts to portray the different shades that colour, and discolour, the life of a civil servant in India. Malik is wife of senior IAS officer YS Malik, who is currently chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Malik says the idea for the novel germinated from her experience of hearing countless tales by civil servants about the towns and villages they served in.
“These were often recounted with an air of joyful nostalgia,” she says.View more:-Bulk Sms Service provider
The novel is based in Haryana. Shubhojit Singh, the protagonist, is a promising hardworking civil servant. Though he is a highly decorated officer, but in personal life, he is a loner.
Source:-Hindustantimes
But then, is there a silver lining? A ray of hope that this perception will someday change? The audience appears optimistic. They have gathered for the launch of a novel that attempts to portray the human side of a civil servant’s life.
Suchita Malik is out with her fourth novel, ‘Scent of the Soil’. It was released in Chandigarh on Saturday at the Haryana Niwas.
Like her previous novels, ‘Scent of the Soil’ also attempts to portray the different shades that colour, and discolour, the life of a civil servant in India. Malik is wife of senior IAS officer YS Malik, who is currently chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Malik says the idea for the novel germinated from her experience of hearing countless tales by civil servants about the towns and villages they served in.
“These were often recounted with an air of joyful nostalgia,” she says.View more:-Bulk Sms Service provider
The novel is based in Haryana. Shubhojit Singh, the protagonist, is a promising hardworking civil servant. Though he is a highly decorated officer, but in personal life, he is a loner.
Source:-Hindustantimes
