Book Review by Namrata
Title: Rethinking Good Governance — Holding to Account India’s Public Institutions
Author: Vinod Rai
Publisher: Rupa Publications, 2019
“Here is a hugely important book for India and Indians, especially those who should be guardians of the nation and rulers delivering good governance.”
– Baron Meghnad Desai, British economist and Labour politician
Bringing together his experience of heading various public institutions for the Government of India, Vinod Rai gives us a glimpse into the workings of these organisations through this book.
Vinod Rai is a man who needs no introduction. An IAS officer from the 1972 batch, he went on to head many important chair positions all through his illustrious career. Starting with being the Comptroller and Auditor General of India followed by being the chairperson for Banks Board Bureau and finally currently being the Chairman of the Supreme Court-mandated Committee of Administrators of the BCCI. Out of the many accolades he won, the most prestigious one has to be the Padma Bhushan awarded to him in 2016 by the Government of India in recognition of his services for the nation. He has previously authored two books, one where he shares ideas and reflections looking back at seven decades of independence and second where he shows us his diary, as the nation’s conscience keeper for being the symbol of anti-corruption movement within the country.
