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Random Harvest – An Assorted Miscellany
Author(s) :Mohan Kanda

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ISBN : 9789390211692
Name : Random Harvest – An Assorted Miscellany
Price : Currency 795.00
Author/s : Mohan Kanda
Type : Text Book
Pages : 332
Year of Publication : 2021
Publisher : BS Publications / BSP Books
Binding : Paperback
Table of Contents : Click here-TOC
Chapter1 : Click here-Chapter1
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About the Book:

I have often wondered as to how much inexhaustible variety of knowledge and expertise is packed in Mohan's lean and thin frame.

         The best of all is that his writings bring a lot of knowledge in an easy reading, which is laced with his customary wit and humour, thus making for compulsive reading. Keep writing Mohan, our friend, so that we can keep going!

General Nirmal Chander Vij,

PVSM, UYSM, AVSM

Mohan Kanda delights us even as he educates us in these nuggets of plain good sense, intelligence and, above all, utter honesty. If wisdom can come with a smile or laughter with a lesson, they do so in these editorials. I can only say, 'Keep writing, dear friend'.

Gopalkrishna Gandhi,

formerly Diplomat and Governor of West Bengal.

An amazing and heady mix of reflections and recollections, not only pertaining to the vast variety of postings of Mohan over his career, but also about matters of interest and importance, especially to the youth. Every day something entirely different is thrown up and that keeps interest going.

V.K. Agnihotri,

                                                      former Secretary General, Rajya Sabha

Contents:

1. Bringing up the Parents

2. Incredible India Wallowing in Neglect

3. History or Farce – or a Political Tool?

4. Allergy to Dissent

5. Man and Machine – The Love-Hate Game

6. Who is saying 'No' to Telugu?

7. Balancing the Self-Respect Bandwagon

8. Losses - Real and Perceived

9. Spirituality and Politics!

10. Delayed Announcements Deny Benefits

11. Rollback Sops for All Religions

12. Pragmatism or Populism?

13. An Idea whose Time Hasn’t Come

14. Only Time Will Tell if the Budget is Good

15. Fund of Funds Release @ NITI

16. Why States are Seeking More

17. AP Summits and MoUs Why Intentions do not become Investments

18. South may be Sour Grapes for BJP

19. All is Fair in Legislatures and War

20. ‘Jo Dikhta, Wo Bikta’

21. ‘Day Zero’ Zeroing in on us

22. Time to Revisit Standard Time

23. A Myopic Govt that is Penny Wise.

24. Costs of Aping China

25. Waste not Solid Opportunities

26. Past Efforts must be Recognized

27. India Must Gird up its Loins as a Messenger of Peace

28. Intolerance of a different Kind

29. “Lateral Entry’ Feature Disquieting

30. In the Fitness of Things

31. Sympathy Seldom Fetches Votes

32. Working at Cross-Purposes

33. Beware Fake News Swamp

34. NCM Defeat Augurs Well for the Nation

35. Don’t Enfeeble Information Act

36. Refugees, a Grave Threat to Internal Security

37. When Graveyards are Divided into Political Lines

38. Cut to the Quick, Nature will be Ravage

39. Invisible Aid and Visible Ado

40. Any Rationale for a Snap Poll?

41. Hold aloft India’s Repute Abroad

42. Justice Delayed – Justice Defamed

43. A Defence Deal that put Modi on Spot

44. Intolerance to Love: A Social Malady?

45. The Political Drama behind Raids and Searches

46. Health, Education need Govt Patronage

47. Left with more Questions than Answers

48. Sabarimala Imbroglio Center should Clear Stand

49. Centre vs RBI: India’s Economy at Stake

50. A Right Move at the Wrong Time

51. Perils of a Penchant for Publicity

52. A Technical Issue Mired in Controversy

53. Empowering GPs: Ushering in a New Era

54. 10 Percent Quota for EBCs: Reading between the Lines

55. Free Sports from Graft, Politics, and Malpractices

56. Raj Bhavan: Down Memory Lane

57. Legitimate Promise or Illegal Lure?

58. Sino-India Ties: Points to Ponder

59. Deliberations on being a Vegan

60. Dubious Claims, Growing Unemployment

61. Will Hopes of Voters be Fulfilled?

62. Of Shrinking Space and Selling Traffic

63. A Rainbow Coalition may not Deliver

64. We need Sweeping Reforms, not Doles!

65. Intricacies of Abolishing Child Labour

66. Keeping India United, a Huge Challenge!

67. Our Spirit has been Pipped by Evil Forces

68. Skills do Matter, not just your Degrees

69. Climate Change: A Manmade Calamity

70. Why a Course on ‘Ethics’, not a Bad Idea?

71. Indian Judiciary Needs an Overhaul

72. No Job in Sight for Millions of Grads

73. Ailing Healthcare Needs the Right Treatment

74. Water Crisis: Country’s Biggest Challenge

75. Overhauling of Railways: Challenges Ahead

76. Pros and Cons of IT Revolution

77. Peaceful Coexistence, the Panacea for World Woes

78. Birth of New UTs and Umpteen Security Issues

79. Moon, Mankind’s Next Survival Sphere

80. Can’t AP’s Capital Building Process Wait?

81. The Mahatma: Fountainhead of Inspirations

82. Friction Twixt Judiciary, Legislature

83. Clampdown in Kashmir Defies Civil Liberty

84. The Ease of doing Business

85. Country Needs Daring Youth, not Passive Beings

86. On being Wise Betwixt Myth, Reality

87. Reminiscences of Glorious Days Gone by

About the Authors:

Dr. Mohan Kanda retired from the Indian Administrative Service (Andhra Pradesh Cadre) in 2005. In his long and distinguished career, he served in various capacities at the State as well as at the Centre, including as Secretary (Department of Agriculture) Government of India, and Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

He holds a Doctorate in Cooperative Agricultural Credit.

After retirement from the Service, he served as a Member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India, and as a Member of the Steering Committee of the Planning Commission for the formulation of the 12th Five Year Plan for "Agriculture and Allied Sectors".

He has helped shape several national policies including the National Policy on Agriculture, the National Policy on Cooperatives and the National Policy on Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Project-Affected Persons. He has also contributed significantly to the formulation of the law governing Multi-State Cooperatives.

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