
Book released
The Hindu
It is a compilation of Uday Balakrishnan thoughts on a wide range of topics, says EAS Sarma
Prolific writer and former bureaucrat Uday Balakrishnan’s book ‘India on my Mind’ was released on Tuesday, by former Secretary to Government of India E.A.S. Sarma and his wife Rani Sarma at their residence, in the presence of former Rector of Andhra University and Director of Centre for Policy Studies A. Prasanna Kumar. The book was published by the Centre for Policy Studies, as part of its silver jubilee celebration.More Related News

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