James Augustus Hicky's Bengal Gazette highlighted native struggles in Kolkata, criticised East India Company corruption, and questioned Britain's wars in India.
While we celebrate martyrs in the armed forces who have sacrificed their life in service of this nation, we don’t celebrate civil servants who have done the same in defence of core principles enshrined in our Constitution.
From his very first posting, Sanjiv Chaturvedi ended up locking horns with bigwigs - when he exposed corrupt and illegal activities under his jurisdiction.
Despite the tragedy of his death, Satyendra Dubey has gone onto inspire millions of ordinary Indians willing to stand for greater probity in public life.
“It’s my duty to ensure that citizens get administrative services. So, I decided to crosscheck ground realities by visiting offices in a private vehicle. To send a clear message to misbehaving employees, we started suspending them on the spot.”
As the list of exposed police personnel goes viral, the IPS officer has asked citizens not to give 'mamools' (bribes) to any cop and has shared a helpline to lodge complaints, in case anyone demands the same.
The new set of guidelines by the Department of Personnel and Training will no longer make it easy for corrupt bureaucrats and government employees to flee the country.