B K CHATURVEDI

Stories by B K CHATURVEDI

Sonia and Manmohan: How did they work together?

Rediff.com 12 Jul 2019

'While they were respectful of the PM, it was clear that as ministers, they owed their positions as much, if not more, to Mrs Gandhi.' 'When attacks were mounted on the PM, there was very little coordinated effort by the Congress, UPA ministers or other politicians to speak up in his favour and strongly defend him.' B K Chaturvedi, Cabinet Secretary during the early years of UPA1, reveals how the Manmohan Singh-Sonia Gandhi equation worked. A riveting excerpt from Chaturvedi's memoir, Challenges Of Governance: An Insider's View

What they don't teach you at B-School

Rediff.com 3 Oct 2007

Working in an organisation requires the willingness to help others to succeed, even without any tangible gain to oneself. However, the question "What is in it for me?" comes to most people's minds. It took me time to get over this attitude.