It was 2005. I was trying to find a new meaning in life after tasting defeat in the UPSC exams. That was when I decided to work for an organization in Uttarakhand. The organization took quite a long time to consider my application. Finally, after a month of struggle and constant reminders, the Director called me for a meeting. I arrived there shivering on a very rainy and cold July day. I was seated in a small but clean room with a cup of hot tea. The Director asked me, "What do you want to do?" I replied, "I don't know. But perhaps if you give me a chance, I might understand." I told him I wouldn't waste their resources for long, but I couldn't say exactly what I was capable of. I was just a graduate with a migration certificate from JNU and the mark sheets of the UPSC Mains and Interview as souvenirs. Nothing more. For some reason, he said, "Okay, stay here for 2-3 days. Observe different types of work, and then we will decide together what to d...
सम-सामायिक विषयों, पोस्ट डेवलपमेंट (उत्तर विकासवाद) और विकास के वैकल्पिक मार्गों की बात; जंगल के दावेदारों की कहानियां, कुछ कविताएं और कुछ अन्य कहानियाँ, व्यंग्य