While he shines the spotlight on the Indian bureaucracy, no doubt is cast on the ability of the Civil Services to deliver. One of the key premises of the book is its focus on the "nexus of good", which is strongly supported by Swarup's incessant desire to add value to the system.
We also get a no-holds-barred account of a successful coal auction. He takes us through the conceptualisation of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, how he 'midwifed' the procedure by pulling all-nighters and completed a complicated term with successful delivery. In terms of new light being shed on episodes of national importance, readers become privy to a fascinating exchange between Swarup and Kalyan Singh (then Chief Minister of UP) that took place on December 6, 1992, the day of the Babri Masjid demolition. As the title suggests, Swarup had gone well beyond the routine and this foray outside the conventional boundaries drawn for civil servants makes for very interesting reading. Readers are further buckled in with absorbing episodes of national importance. The memoirs, however, start on a humorous note as the author recalls his parent's aspirations regarding his career and some amusing incidents at the Police Academy.
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