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India’s best : These 8 IAS officers are a credit to the service By: Priya Bala        Caught between their commitment to serve and the whims of political bosses, IAS officers in India walk a difficult path.  And yet they carry on. Here are some who keep the flag flying and provide inspiration to others: 1. Armstrong Pame                                    IAS Officer makes effort to bulid a road in a remote area without govt help : Armstong pame IAS     The people of Tousem, one of India’s most backward regions, and a subdivision in Manipur, call him ‘Miracle Man’. For that’s what he wrought, when he gave them what they had never had – a motorable road linking to the outside world.  Pame, the 29-year-old IAS officer from the 2009 batch, is Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Tousem, a post he assumed in 2012. So moved was he by the plight of the people he went about building the road, beginning by putting in some money of his own.

               Smita Sabharwal   Smita sabarwal         స్మితా సబర్వాల్, ఐఏఎస్. నిజాయితీ గల పనితీరుకు నిలువుటద్దం. ఆమె ఎక్కడ పనిచేసినా అక్రమార్కులు తోక ముడవాల్సిందే. బద్దకస్తులు కూడా చచ్చినట్లు పనికి సిద్దమవ్వాల్సిందే. ఆమె పనిచేసే చోట అన్ని ప్రభుత్వ శాఖలు అప్రమత్తంగా ఉండాల్సిందే. ఉద్యోగుల విధుల విషయంలో ఆమె ఎంత కఠినంగా వ్యవహరిస్తారో ..పౌరులు బాధ్యతగా మెలగాలి అన్న విషయానికి కూడా ఆమె అంతే ప్రాధాన్యతనిస్తారు.ఆమె వారి సామాజిక బాధ్యతను, ఓటు హక్కు వినియోగించుకోవాల్సిన ఆవశ్యకతను చాటి చెప్పారు. అందుక ే అధికారంలోకి వచ్చిన వెంటనే స్మితా సబర్వాల్ ను కేసీఆర్ తన పేషీలోకి తీసుకున్నారు. కేసీఆర్ టీంలో ఆమెది ఇప్పుడు ముఖ్యపాత్ర. మెదక్ జిల్లా కలెక్టర్‌గా ఉంటూ ప్రజలకు ఎన్నో మంచి పనులు చేసి మంచి పేరు తెచ్చుకున్న కలెక్టర్ స్మితా సబర్వాల్. 2001లో ట్రైనీ కలెక్టర్‌గా ఐఏఎస్ విధుల్లో చేరిన ఈమె తన పనితీరుతో ప్రత్యేక గుర్తింపును పొందారు. ఫలితంగా తెలంగాణ ముఖ్యమంత్రి కార్యాలయంలో అదనపు కార్యదర్శిగా నియమితులయ్యారు. 1977 సంవత్సరం జూన్ 19వ తేదీన జన్మించిన స్మితా సబర్వాల్.. తన గ్రాడ్య

A Smattering Of Motivational Stuff  Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes we go through a lot and it brings us down. Sometimes we fail at something and have a hard time accepting that failure is a thing we all must go through. Sometimes we hold on to our failures, our weaknesses, our fears. Sometimes we forget that we are awesome.  This post is a small collection of stuff I've found online that I absolutely love, and that motivates and inspires me to stop focusing on the bad, and keep moving toward the good. Life is hard sometimes, but it doesn't have to suck all the time.     Photo Credit: via       Favorite Motivational Posts: 40 Powerful Mantras to Help You Think Positive To Do: Unplug and Recharge 100 Powerful Quotes About Strength and Being Strong      This TED Talk about balancing work and life:        Did these motivate you? What else motivates you? Share below, I love finding ne

How to Celebrate Mother's Day When You Don't Have A Mom It's almost that time of year again. Mother's Day is right around the corner. It's a bittersweet holiday for me. Mostly bitter. 2 years ago, just two week's before Mother's Day, I buried my mom. Since her death, here is how I've celebrated the two Mother's Days that have come.  Mother's Day #1: Since it had only been two weeks since her funeral, I watched almost an entire season of Gilmore Girls in one sitting. It was like it had finally hit me. I remember thinking, "I'm going to sit here and watch this mother/daughter/best friends combo, and remember how I just buried the Lorelai to my Rory. It will help me feel what I've lost." It worked, but let's be honest, 16 hours of television isn't really healthy.  Mother's Day #2: I pretended it didn't happen. I flipped off the Mother's Day card section at the store, avoided Facebook

Of Course Kids can ROCK ‘Adult’ Playground Equipment too! By Anna   In Australia and around the world, ‘adult’ exercise equipment items are becoming common additions to playground areas. Sure, the equipment may have been designed with adults in mind; as a public health initiative to keep adults moving and physically active. But… the ‘oversized’, brightly coloured contraptions with moveable parts, certainly also intrigue our younger citizens. In fact, kids can ROCK ‘adult’ playground equipment too! Let’s take a closer look at what happens when kids choose to take on ‘adult’ challenges in the playground…     This adventure is another in the   Let the Child Lead   series.  The sign read: “Adult Exercise Equipment. This equipment is designed for use by people 12 years and older. Please follow the instructions located next to each piece of exercise equipment.” But a five year old couldn’t read this recommendation, and the fe

  Burn My Body                This is not a story about love, or lust, or reprisal. This is not just a film on sexual abuse. This is a story that delves deep inside the human mind that is devious, manipulative, and beyond belief. One of the world’s greatest taboos, this will outrage all acceptable community sensibilities. She killed herself because she was a victim of sexual abuse. But even in death, her body wasn't spared. Her soul must be, somewhere, crying out in pain. MBBS padikkunna aniyante revised edition Forensic text bookkil... Burn My Body short film !! Such an honour  MBBS padikkunna aniyante revised edition Forensic text bookkil... Burn My Body short film !! Such an honour to Aaryan Krishna Menon     Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia, is a sexual attraction or sexual act involving corpses. The attraction is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Associati

 Hold a candle for peace and to inspire       “If you hold a candle close to you, its flame rises. And if you hold it away from you, its flame shrinks. The same way you hold a candle close to you, keep all your plans, aspirations, projects, and dreams close to you too. Do not share your plans or goals until you complete them, because as you hold your candle away from you, your goals will shrink in the eyes of others. Envy, jealousy, and resentment will put out your flame before it grows. Never reveal what you are doing until you have accomplished it. Resentment does not only come from those close to you, but also distant strangers. Therefore, fiercely guard the passions burning inside your heart, so that their flames can safely reach the highest ceilings of success without the eyes of envy.”    “Each time a person passes by you and you say 'hello', imagine that person turning into a candle. The more positivity, love and light you reflect, the more lig