Civil Servant

IAS officer Himanshu Nagpal spearheads Mission Muskaan to reunite lost children living in Varanasi’s ghats, railway stations, and temples with their families across India. He shares how he does this.

IFS officer Anisha Tomar was diagnosed with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) in February 2018, the period when she started preparing for her second attempt at UPSC exams.

IAS, IPS, IFS: Meet the 12 officers whose exemplary work in 2021 ensured that we picked them for our 'Excellence in Public Service' yearender list.

The late IAS officer, AM Gokhale, introduced the concept of Village Development Board (VDB), which transformed rural governance not just in the State, but the rest of India. His loss due to the coronavirus was felt personally by the people and communities of Nagaland.

Surat is the second cleanest city in India today and a lot of the credit goes to the revolutionary changes former Surat Municipal Commissioner SR Rao instituted during his brief tenure in the mid-1990s.

IAS officer Tina Dabi, who secured AIR 1 in UPSC Civil Service Examination 2015, shares her study plan and strategy to tackle prelims and essay paper.

“Since childhood, I have aimed to become a doctor so that I could help other people. But, as I grew up, I realised that to help people, I need to educate them and provide them with better opportunities.”

A strong believer in human rights and anti-corruption, PV Gopalan was Kamala Harris' grandfather.

A brother who dropped out of college to earn and a mother who toiled under the harsh sun to support Wasima Shaikh’s dreams. How this family fought stereotypes to educate their little girl.

IPS Arif Shaikh shows how a small intervention can make a difference in the lives of those suffering from abuse at home amid the lockdown.