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Chettur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"prugoi\" data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"181\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"170\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"n4tayx\" data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"200\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"193\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17uao07\" data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"227\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hard Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wfyxa3\" data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"275\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"243\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used - Good (Custom binding)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"296\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"296\"\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"1174\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"341\"\u003eThe Steel Frame and I: Life in the I.C.S.\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"362\"\u003eS. K. Chettur\u003c\/strong\u003e is a candid and insightful memoir chronicling the author’s experiences in the Indian Civil Service during the final years of British rule and the early decades of independent India. Through vivid anecdotes, personal reflections, and observations on governance, Chettur provides readers with a rare insider’s perspective on the workings of the colonial administrative system often referred to as the “steel frame” of the British Empire. The book explores the responsibilities, challenges, and ethical dilemmas faced by civil servants while also documenting the transformation of India’s bureaucracy after 1947. 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