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The laidback lifestyle and moderate climate of the Doon Valley and its surroundings make it the ideal destination that it is. Some parts of the town in this region still retain a distinctive British character, while several have outgrown their colonial origins.

Most of the contributors to this volume have lived in the valley long enough to witness the changes that have taken place. There is nostalgia here, and history too, and the social change.

Once upon a time in the Doon- Writings from the Green Valley

Edited by Ruskin Bond

The book is about the Indian Administrative Service and its transformation.Sardar Patel, India’s first Home minister conceived it as an elite all-India service.

Up to the Emergency, the Service fulfilled the expectation of its creator,when the Service failed to resist the onslaught of political dictatorship: it became highly politicised and corrupt. To prevent further degeneration, the author feels the urgent need of de-politicisation and stringent accountability.

The Changing face of bureaucracy- Fifty years of the IAS

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