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THE CASTE OF CADRES : BUREAUCRATIC APARTHEID AND THE EROSION OF MORALE IN INDIA’S INDIRECT TAX ADMINISTRATION Lokanath Mishra, MA, LLB, IRS ( retired) ABSTRACTWhile the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has institutionalized structured and time-bound career progression...

Human Resource Management and Employees’ Associations in India’s Revenue Administration: A Critical Comparative Study of CBDT and CBIC By Lokanath Mishra, MA, LLB, IRS ( retired) The Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, occupies a pivotal...

STEPPING INTO THE ECHOES OF POWER : A GUIDE TO THE UK PARLIAMENT AND THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE By Lokanath Mishra, MA, LLB, IRS (Retd.) Few buildings in the world carry the historical weight and global political influence of the Palace of Westminster. For centuries, the UK Parliament...

LONDON : A CITY OF ENDURING APPEALReflections on My Seventh Visit Since 2013 By Lokanath Mishra This marks my seventh visit to London since 2013. Over these years I have had the opportunity to visit most of the significant historical, cultural, and institutional sites across...