CONTENTS: Preface, Acknowledgement, Foreword, 1. Civil Service Beckons, 2. My Inspirational Father, 3. Dr Vimla Puri: Mentor Nonpareil, 4. Early Years in Service, 5. P C Bhattachayya: Man of Ideas, 6. Bahadur Murao: Ever Smiling Buddha, 7. C V Nagendra: Better Be Respected Than Liked, 8. B K Banerjee: Credit Hogging Boss, 9. S K Dasgupta: Budget Wizard and Perfectioist, 10. Many-Sided Mr Sekharaiah, 11. B N Rallan: Discerner of the Broad Picture, 12. G Bhattacharyya: You Came and Took Over Like Napolean, 13. P P Nayyar: Inspiring Confidence in His Officers, 14. B V Adavi: An Officer, A Stoic, and A Gentleman, 15. Honorable Dr A P J Abdul Kalam: The Gentle Colossus, 16. Budget Division: Professional Commitments and Human Relations, 17. Versatile Experience as DFA (Navy), 18. CDA (Southern Command): Fabled Institution, Fabulous Building, 19. Challenges in a Chaotic Office, 20. 1980-81-More Challenges, More Moves, 21. Mentoring Young Officers at NIMA, 22. For a Change, A Non Finance Desk, 23. The Buck Stops Here-As Organization Head, 24. Ordance Factories-Change Management in an Industrial Behemoth, 25. South Block-Return to the Long 'Corridors of Power', 26. Planning Commission-A New Experience, 27. Back to Ministry of Defence, 28. Most Significant Career Assignment, 29. Retired-With Promises to Keep.