Notable Figures

There are composers who write music, and then there are artists who use music to ask deeper questions about what it means to be alive. Younje Cho belongs firmly in the second category. A Korean composer and eco-sonic artist currently based…

Not every IPS officer makes national headlines. Some do their most important work quietly — in districts most people cannot find on a map, dealing with problems that city-based policy conversations rarely address. Rajat Saklecha is that…

When a doctor spends over four decades dedicating their life to the health of mothers and newborns, they become more than a clinician — they become a cornerstone of a community. Dr. Job Masakhue Lukuru Obwaka was exactly that kind of…

Who Is Gaurav Agarwal? Most UPSC toppers have inspiring stories. Gaurav Agarwal has an unusual one. He didn't come from a background of struggle or scarcity. He wasn't fighting against poverty or lack of access. He had already arrived — by…

Who Is Savita Pradhan? Okay, imagine this. A little girl grows up in a small village in Madhya Pradesh — no big house, no fancy school, no connections. Her family works on farms and collects things from the forest just to eat. Now fast…

There is a particular kind of IAS officer who doesn't just occupy administrative chairs but visibly reshapes the systems they oversee. Ashwani Kumar is that kind of officer. Born in a small district of Uttar Pradesh, educated at one of…

There are bureaucrats who occupy positions, and then there are officers who define them. Shubhra Saxena belongs firmly to the latter category. An IAS officer from the 2009 batch of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, she has spent over a decade…

There's a particular kind of IPS officer that doesn't make the front pages but makes a real difference — the ones quietly posted to districts across a state, handling everything from law and order to sensitive investigations, moving from…

Some careers are chosen. Others feel almost inevitable — like the person and the profession were always moving toward each other, and it was only a matter of time before they met. Chandana Deepti IPS gives that impression. As a serving…

There are police officers, and then there are officers who leave a mark that outlasts their posting. Tafseer Iqbal IPS belongs firmly in the second category. As a senior Indian Police Service officer with decades of front-line experience,…