About the Book

This first-of-its-kind book by a journalist covering bureaucracy lists the ailments of India’s administrative system from a common man’s point of view. It delves into the pain faced by the lesser privileged in accessing governance in our country. The book highlights the reasons behind this alleged notoriety. The possible causes of the rampant organized corruption in some (if not all) property registry offices, RTOs, civic authorities among other departments, the visible red tape, ineffectiveness of the administration in ensuring ease of accessing governance and the existence of unprofessional approach from ‘public servants’ towards the public are also discussed.

About the Author

Ashwini has been practising journalism for over 15 years. He is considered a credible resource person on India’s governance, bureaucracy, anti-corruption and the Right to Information (RTI) Act-related subjects. Many of his stories, done on the basis of information obtained from RTI queries, have been raised in the Indian Parliament too. He was also a guest speaker at the ‘Global Inequalities and Extremism’ conference during the Global Media Forum organized by Deutsche Welle in 2018 at Bonn in Germany. He is an alumnus of the US-based East West Centre and Asia Journalism Fellowship (AJF) organized by the Institute of Policy Studies under the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. Currently, he is working as Assistant Editor with the Press Trust of India.