Serving India: A Political Biography of Subimat Dutt (1903-1992), India's Longest Serving Foreign Secretary

Subimal Dutt's life is chronicled in this first academic biography, which details his nearly nine eventful decades. Despite his Bengali village upbringing, he achieved a distinguished career without compromising his principles. He remained impartial, straightforward, and incorruptible, earning a reputation as a 'vernacular type' of officer.

Format: Hardback
Length: 613 pages
Publication date: 01 January 2024
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors

Subimal Dutt, best known as India's longest-serving Foreign Secretary, is the subject of the first academic biography in this book. It chronicles his remarkable life spanning nearly nine eventful decades, from his humble beginnings as a Bengali village boy to his distinguished career. Dutt navigated the challenging terrain of professional ambition and deep spirituality, never succumbing to the temptation of becoming one of the "brown Englishmen" so typical of South Asia's civil servants. Instead, he remained a strictly impartial, straightforward, and incorruptible officer of the "vernacular type." His intellect and discipline led him to the Indian Civil Service, where he excelled as an administrator and eventually moved into the field of foreign relations.

Dimension: 254 x 203 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789350981634