യന്ത്രം | Yanthram in Vayanashala

Jan 09, 2012 Arun Divakar rated it liked it

Those who have dealt with bureaucracy atleast once in India will know all the nuances of the word Frustration. Aravind Adiga I am told has written about it & numerous movies highlight the degree of corruption in India. Yet we go on, unaffected and non chalant we walk into these spider webs again and again.

Malayattoor Ramakrishnan was a senior administrator with the Government of India for over and above a decade. All his skills of observation are clear as the morning sunlight in your eyes when ...more

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Apr 19, 2013 Anoop Nair rated it really liked it

Shelves: indian-authors, malayalam

simply awesome work by the great malayattoor. its a must read book for anyone who wants to be a civil servant. this book clearly depicts the transformation of a new IAS officer when he blends into the red tape. it also take us into the family lives of the beaurocrats. the high class external outlook as well as the poor internal family affairs.

I felt it lacks a little completeness and the book ended suddenly ( even after the book had 570 pages :-P). but compared to the other service stories the ...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Athul Raj rated it really liked it

Shelves: malayalam

Malayattoor being a bureaucrat himself, knows the inside stories and pens this novel with ease. The skin-deep glamour of the civil service is revealed in an elegant prose. The pressure from career and family, along with the selfish ambitions to climb up the ladder forms the base of this novel.

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