CM releases anthology of essays by former civil servants

Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan releases a book The Kerala Club: Keepers of the Flame, an anthology of essays by civil servants on governance of Kerala, during a function in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.

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The need for fresh thinking on Kerala’s demographic, economic and developmental challenges came into focus at the release of The Kerala Club: Keepers of the Flame, a collection of essays by 29 retired civil servants, in the city on Wednesday.

The book, published by Bloomsbury India and edited by former Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar and former diplomat T.P. Sreenivasan, was released by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. The first copy was received by Ashok Lahiri, Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog.

Mr. Chandrasekhar said the volume was conceived to preserve the wealth of knowledge and experience accumulated by senior civil servants over decades of public service. Bringing together officers who served in different parts of India and abroad, the book offers perspectives on governance, administration and public policy, he said.