Just completed Aspirants Season 2.
The show has nailed the nuances of the role of a DM. The daily ethical dilemmas, battles against vested interests, making difficult choices — have all been portrayed brilliantly.
As an aspirant and a Collector, there was so much to relate to!
I had the honour of receiving Hon'ble President of India at Bhadrachalam. It was a privilege to be able to welcome and host such a distinguished guest, and I am grateful for the opportunity to showcase our beautiful temple town and tribal culture.
My favourites of 2019:
• Book - Good to Great
• Article - How to be Successful (Sam Altman)
• Podcast -
@naval
with Joe Rogan
• Gadget -iPad
• Movie - Gully Boy
• Apps - Bear (writing), Notion (productivity)
• TV Series - Our Planet
• Place - Sikkim
What’s your list?
Congratulations to all those who have cleared the UPSC CSE. Enjoy your success, you have earned it!
An exciting career in public service awaits you. Best wishes!
Our teams have worked tirelessly to complete this advanced 100 bedded Mother & Child Health hospital in Kothagudem. The facility was inaugurated today by Hon’ble Health Minister.
To have contributed to this project is a source of immense pride and fulfilment. 🙂
💉 First consignment of Covid vaccine has been received in the district. Vaccination shall commence from Jan 16th.
From lockdowns of last year to vaccination this year, we’ve come a long way. Salute to all the frontline and healthcare workers.
So UPSC Mains Exam is starting from tomorrow? My best wishes to everyone taking the exam.
Unarguably, it's the toughest and the most intense phase an aspirant goes through. Man, I feel exhausted just thinking about it...
When I look at trees, what really strikes me is their patience. They are unhurried in their existence, unconditional in giving, and unshakeable in the face of adversity. There is so much to learn from them.
17 years of watching Federer play and to this day, every match is a roller-coaster of emotion.
On every break point my heart beats as fast, on every match point my prayers are as intense, and on his each victory, my heart is as full. He brings out the child like fan in me.
It's exactly one year to that crazy day.
When you realise that your dream is not a dream anymore and that you have achieved it for real, that feeling of accomplishment and contentment is just glorious. I'm eternally grateful to everyone who stood by me in this journey.
Many thanks to
@mayurpatnala
— my fellow BITSian and founder of NIRMAAN— for mobilising 1800+ Back-to-School kits to children who lost their books and study material during the recent Godavari floods in Bhadradri Kothagudem.
My book is almost done! 🙌 Launching in February!
Tomorrow, I will release a free chapter to my mailing list. It deals with writing effective introductions in Essay. If you haven't signed up yet, you can get the chapter in your mail by signing up here:
Today the officer trainees of the IAS 2018 batch allotted to Telangana cadre have called on the Chief Secretary Shri Shailendra Joshi sir. It was great fun listening to sir's anecdotes and experiences from his district training.
A man of immense experience and amazing wit :)
Need contact from senior management of any reputed company that can install an industrial Oxygen Compressor immediately. Should be able to process high volume of O2 gas (3100 Nm3/hr).
Please RT.
A year of blogging taught me this: Don’t edit while you draft.
Finish the first version quickly, no matter how dreadful it reads. Then rewrite every sentence for clarity and coherence.
Having a basic outline makes the writing process so much more simple.
This Independence Day, Govt of Telangana gave a new push for grass-root innovation. In Bhadradri, we showcased some of the best rural innovations from the district, spanning across agriculture, solid waste management and tech sector.
So many officers worked tirelessly organising logistics, and ensuring that every aspect of protocol and security was adhered to. It was a great feeling to see all of our hard work come to fruition and ensured that such a significant event was a success!
Congratulations to all the candidates who have cleared the civil service exam!
All the adulation coming your way is truly deserved. Celebrate your success, revel in the glory, and savour your success with your closed ones. This moment is precious. 🙂
#upscresults
Flew like an eagle and fought like a lion. The kind of hero this country deserved and the one it needed when it truly mattered.
So good to see him back.
#WelcomeHomeAbhinandan
My conversation with Shri Deepak Gupta, retired IAS officer and former chairperson of the UPSC. We discuss his book on the history, glory, and the relevance of the IAS.
#upsc
#ias
I've always believed that irrespective of the professions we are in, doing our job and doing it well is the highest form of service. If we all excel at our professions, the nation automatically prospers.
Happy Republic Day to all my fellow Indians.
Jai Hind 🇮🇳
📢 Calling all Hyderabadis! 🗳️ November 30 is not just a date—it's a chance for every citizen to participate in democracy. Be a responsible citizen and make your mark!
#HyderabadVotes
#TelanganaElections2023
Heartbreaking. But let it not take away from
@isro
's monumental achievement.They will continue to dream big,launch audacious missions,and keep shooting for the space.Years later,in the long sweep of our history of space missions,this setback will be a mere footnote.
#Chandrayaan2
In case you missed it: Here's a free chapter from my upcoming book, Fundamentals of Essay and Answer Writing. In this chapter, I discuss how to write effective introductions for the Essay with examples.
The book is set to launch in February.
"You are what your deepest desire is.
As is your desire, so is your intention.
As is your intention, so is your will.
As is your will, so is your act.
As is your act, so is your destiny."
~ Kathopanishad
Today I had the opportunity to see a Su-30MKI fighter jet up close.
The cockpit, the wings, the weapons, the scream of the engine-- everything about the aircraft is just badass.
Beast of a machine.
1. Feel icky about a concept
2. Accept your ignorance
3. Sit down to read
4. Ask yourself questions, and answer them to fill the gaps in your knowledge
5. Then the haze starts disappearing, and the concept becomes clearer
6. And when it's finally understood, that sense of 'AHA'!
My all time favourite book. Especially, the chapter "History's Biggest Fraud." It has one of the most compelling, articulate and beautiful prose I've ever read.
Fav quote: "We did not domesticate wheat. It domesticated us"
#5yearsofSapiens
So painful and heartbreaking.
A warrior, champion and an epitome of grit. Even in defeat, and amidst those nerve-shredding moments, you give hope and joy to millions like me.
You make it all worth it, Roger. See you next year!
#Wimbledon
Words that are pretentious,useless, yet used highly in academia:
1. Paradigm
2. Perspective
3. Framework
4. Approach
5. Methodology
6. Aspect
7. Outlook
8. Overarching
9. Structure
10. Model
11. Context
These words suck the life out of your writing. Avoid them like the plague.
Has the
@WHO
made a blunder in suggesting that everyone need not wear a mask? Many examples here that show that wearing a mask of any kind is better than not wearing one.
The Czech Republic went from zero mask usage to 100% in 10 days, and in the process they halted the growth of new covid-19 cases.
How? They made their own! They didn't need government help; they did it themselves.
It's time for
#masks4all
. See why:
1/
It was a delight to see young school children, people from humble backgrounds overcome incredible odds to produce ingenious products. Through TSIC,we want to refine these and try to bring them to the market. Today marks just the beginning.
@teamTSIC
@Collector_BDD
@jayesh_ranjan
I've been officially allocated the Indian Administrative Service. Grateful to my parents and friends for their unending support.
Looking forward to an exciting
#IAS
career filled with challenges and learning opportunities, professional growth and public service.
Jai Hind.
Can relate to this surreal feeling. 😉 It all feels like a dream you don't want to wake up from.
And now my watch has ended. Many many congratulations Kanishak and welcome to the service!
Eliud does the unthinkable. What a hero!
Apart from running, the way he lives his life is so inspiring. I have a quote of his in my collection:
“In life, the idea is to be happy. You live simple, you train hard and live an honest life. Then you are free.”
Just watched
#UriTheSurgicalStrike
To watch the film after staying with the army in a forward base for a week made this viewing experience all the more pulsating.
This is India's best war movie, by a distance. I'll be watching it again.
Today we had a lecture by DM, Kumbh Mela Mr. Vijay Kiran Anand, IAS. Over 50 days, his team managed 24 crore+ people. That's more than the entire population of Brazil!
#ManoharParrikar
set high standards for public life. When you think of him, the image that strikes you is one of calm demeanour, absolute integrity, and dedication to work.
His demise is a great loss to the nation. Rest in peace sir.
This is tragic. She was a great orator, brilliant parliamentarian, and most of all, a people's minister. A monumental loss to the nation. Rest in peace, madam...
Former External Affairs Minister
#SushmaSwaraj
suffered a cardiac arrest. She was administered CPR but did not respond, according to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
I thank Secretary
@mahajan_vini
ma’am and
@NITIAayog
for giving me the opportunity to present Bhadradri Kothagudem district’s work under Swacch Bharat Mission at the consultative meeting on Aspirational Districts and Blocks Programme.
It was an absolute delight meeting you ma'am. Your work in Karimnagar district and your book motivated me to pursue civil services as a career. May you keep inspiring many more!
Thrilled to meet
#Karimnagar
boy
#IAS
and
#CivilServices
2018 topper
@Anudeepd7
who was in school when I was Collector Karimnagar 😊Gratified that my book 'Poor but Spirited in Karimnagar' inspired him. Wishing him a great tenure!!
I'm beginning to think Messi might be the greatest sportsperson ever.
It's hard to find any sportsperson to have dominated a game for so long with such consistency. Messi is insane.
I can't remember the last time Federer dominated Rafa in a Grand Slam like today. Monstrous forehands, clinical volleying and during vital moments, absolute clutch serving. He was immense.
A Federer win anyday feels sweet. But a win against Nadal feels sweeter!
#Wimbledon
We salute you, brave sons of Mother India.
You lived for the nation and served the country with unparalleled valour.
We stand in solidarity with the bereaved families.
Returning to the academy from a 7 day village visit. I've realised that no amount of reading about rural India can substitute the experience of living it. The past week gave a brief glimpse into why sometimes local governance fails to function.
Hope to write a blog post soon.
Really enjoyed watching this lecture by the Finance Secretary of GoI, TV Somanathan. Provides great insight into their decision making process during the Covid crisis.
Dispatch Day!
7 Assembly Segments, 175 routes, 1944 polling stations, and more than 8000 polling personnel!
Hyderabad Parliament Constituency is all set for the Poll Day tomorrow.
Urge all Hyderabadis to come and vote in big numbers!
#ChunavkaParv
#DeshkaGarv