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An Ordinary Life

Portrait of an Indian Generation

By: Ashok Lavasa

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An Ordinary Life

Portrait of an Indian Generation

By: Ashok Lavasa

. The world consists mainly of ordinary people leading simple lives. Their stories remain unheard as they haven't been written about. But their lives inspire because they are a vindication of certain lasting values that survive in every society and keep us connected with the unseen forces that govern us. In An Ordinary Life, former Election Commissioner of India Ashok Lavasa tells one such warm story. He weaves the experiences of his father, Udai Singh, into the narrative of a fast-changing India to show how his Bauji's principles served as a moral compass in his life - and can in ours too. Through a series of incidents, he explores the virtues of honest living and illustrates that it is possible to prosper in a world of rising aspirations and cut-throat competition while preserving one's ideals. Reflective and philosophical, An Ordinary Life is imbued with the grounded wisdom of an earlier Indian generation and its way of life, which is both ordinary and extraordinary, unique and universal at the same time

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316

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HarperCollins

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9354224237

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9789354224232

City Planning in India, 1947–2017

By: Ashok Kumar,Sanjeev Vidyarthi,Poonam Prakash

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City Planning in India, 1947–2017

By: Ashok Kumar,Sanjeev Vidyarthi,Poonam Prakash

This book is a comprehensive history of city planning in post-independence India. It explores how the nature and orientation of city planning have evolved in India’s changing sociopolitical context over the past hundred or so years. The book situates India’s experience within a historical framework in order to illustrate continuities and disjunctions between the pre- and post-independent Indian laws, policies, and programs for city planning and development. It focuses on the development, scope, and significance of professional planning work in the midst of rapid economic transition, migration, social disparity, and environmental degradation. The volume also highlights the need for inclusive planning processes that can provide clean air, water, and community spaces to large, diverse, and fast growing communities. Detailed and insightful, this volume will be of interest to researchers and students of public administration, civil engineering, architecture, geography, economics, and sociology. It will also be useful for policy makers and professionals working in the areas of town and country planning.

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325

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Taylor & Francis

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100009121X

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9781000091212

An Uncivil Servant

An Autobiography of Ravi Mohan Sethi as Told to Ashok Lavasa

By: Ravi Mohan Sethi,Ashok Lavasa

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An Uncivil Servant

An Autobiography of Ravi Mohan Sethi as Told to Ashok Lavasa

By: Ravi Mohan Sethi,Ashok Lavasa

Life of a prominent IAS officer, background on Indian civil service. history, partition, other issues, also contemporary India. excellent on early life in Allahabad, education

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400

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8129110040

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9788129110046

Ek Sadharan Si Zindagi

Har Peedhi ki Gatha

By: Ashok Lavasa

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Ek Sadharan Si Zindagi

Har Peedhi ki Gatha

By: Ashok Lavasa

. The world consists mainly of ordinary people leading simple lives. Their stories remain unheard as they haven't been written about. But their lives inspire because they are a vindication of certain lasting values that survive in every society and keep us connected with the unseen forces that govern us. In Ek Sadharan Si Zindagi, the Hindi translation of An Ordinary Life, former Election Commissioner of India Ashok Lavasa tells one such warm story. He weaves the experiences of his father, Udai Singh, into the narrative of a fast-changing India to show how his Bauji's principles served as a moral compass in his life - and can in ours too. Through a series of incidents, he explores the virtues of honest living and illustrates that it is possible to prosper in a world of rising aspirations and cut-throat competition while preserving one's ideals. Reflective and philosophical, Ek Sadharan Si Zindagi is imbued with the grounded wisdom of an earlier Indian generation and its way of life, which is both ordinary and extraordinary, unique and universal at the same time

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Harper Collins

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9356994110

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9789356994119

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An Ordinary Life

An Ordinary Life

City Planning in India, 1947–2017

City Planning in India, 1947–2017

An Uncivil Servant

An Uncivil Servant

Ek Sadharan Si Zindagi

Ek Sadharan Si Zindagi

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