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During my UPSC interview (described in an earlier blog), one question that was asked, did bother me for a while. ‘Was I not wasting a seat in IIT by getting into the civil service?’
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My interview for the Civil Service examination had its own share of twists and turns, but it got me the requisite rank to get into the Indian Administrative Service. I did score fairly high marks in it, but realized this only when Dr Muttuswami, one of our instructors, (may God bless his soul) asked “Oh, so you are that Agnihotri?”
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This is a brief insider story of my small role in nudging the system to increase the frequency of the National Family and Health survey from once in 10 years to once in five years. It is an interesting case study in public policy where a combination chance and homework, and some perseverance, can lead to a public policy initiative.