Hello! Namaste!
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Who am I?
Basically a bureaucrat, I ‘belonged’ to the 1982 batch of the IAS till I resigned in January 2001. Now I’m a public servant in Victoria, Australia. To find out more about my educational background and job experience, have a look thorough my Linkedin page, an old web-based resume, and/or a really old home page (try the beach wear option if you have idle time on your hands!)
What’s the proof I know anything?
Check out my certificates (academic, and trainings) to confirm whether I’m ‘officially’ supposed to know something. Whether what has been ‘taught’ to me at great expense of time and money is sensible remains up for debate. One thing I do know by now, though, is that I know very little of what there is to know. And that certificates are not a substitute for critical thinking and self-reflection. Believe in no one is my motto. Find out the truth for yourself.
What do I believe in?
I profess a political philosophy best known as a classical liberalism. It is a philosophy that demands total freedom subject to everyone being accountable for their actions. To find more about my beliefs you can browse through my books, writings and list of publications.
No matter whatever else you do in life, do make sure you’ve read my 2008 book, Breaking Free of Nehru – and also provided feedback on the draft manuscript of my next book, The Discovery of Freedom.
What is the best place to keep in touch with my ‘work’?
If you want to keep in touch with my writings and thoughts, I’d suggest that you subscribe to my blog where I usually post all kinds of thoughts and issues on an ad hoc basis. If you want to be my internet friend, then join me in these places: Facebook, Myspace, Yahoo 360, Sulekha, Orkut, Shelfari, Plaxo. I’m pretty open to new friends (since I’ve got political motives!).
What do I do apart from being a boring bureaucrat and a politician in waiting?
Three things mainly:
One: A bit of India-related political work
Since February 1998 I have done (and have started again) a fair bit of political work related to liberal reform in India. None of it has changed anything on the ground. Not much demand for freedom in India, yet. Currently I am promoting the idea of a Freedom Team of India proposed in Breaking Free of Nehru. You can read about initial discussions about this work on Shantanu’s blog and find out more at: http://freedomteam.in/blog/content/405
In mid-2005 I launched the Liberal Party of India with a handful of excellent people. It fizzled out. Between 2004-05 I worked with the Swatantra Bharat Paksha (Party). See the decision of 2004 re: Swatantra Bharat Party (pic). Prior to that I tried in 2000 to launch a liberal party but there were no takers in India. Why do I keep trying to do things that fail? That’s a mystery to everyone but me. To me there is simply no other way to live my life but to keep trying to do the right thing, irrespective of its outcomes (not that I don’t want to succeed; hence I keep reviewing and changing strategies).
Two: And a bit of India-related policy work
In 1998 I started the IndiaPolicy mailing list which led to the formation of the
India Policy Institute, of which I am currently the Director. We are going to be publishing a policy magazine in a few months, called India Policy Update. Work is happening on the IPI Google Grp.
Three: And a bit about managing my RSI
I developed a bad case of RSI in 1998. My management of this terribly painful disease is discussed here: My 10 year experience of RSI – and its ‘cure’. As soon as I find time, I will write a book on this subject.
That’s it for now! Will update this periodically when I find a moment.
Are you desperate to write to me about something? Feel free to send me an email at sabhlok AT yahoo DOT com or just provide a comment below.
I aim to help bring about liberal reforms and good governance to India. I'm also a bit obsessive about ethical standards. Write to me at sabhlok AT yahoo DOT com.