An Outsider Everywhere  (English, Hardcover, Kaw M. K.)

An Outsider Everywhere: Revelations by an Insider is an autobiography by civil servant, M. K. Kaw. Unlike most autobiographies by civil servants, this is not one of self-glorification. The author who shot to fame with his book titled Bereaucrazy is known to include humour and sarcasm in his writing.

Summary of the Book

This autobiography starts with a wacky essay that talks about why the author is called Kaw which means ‘crow’ in Kashmiri. He takes a look at his own life and tells us of how some of his younger colleagues would make fun of him because of the sobriquet given to him: Kawboy. Readers will find that the text has some half-remembered lines of a childhood poem that celebrates the exploits of Natha Singh, a Delhi truck driver. He has not stopped himself from revealing a naughty and funny limerick that he has composed at a party that was about his chief secretary’s non-performing member. Kaw also reveals the exploits of the of many politicians and bureaucrats that are seen from the perspective of a poet.

About M. K. Kaw

M. K. Kaw is a former member of the Indian Administrative Service. He was allotted to the Himachal Pradesh cadre. He has held important posts like Director of Industries, Deputy Commissioner and Secretary Personnel. He was Principal Secretary to two Chief Ministers.