Chandigarh, March 25, 2017: Dr. Suchita Malik has come out with her fourth book the ‘Scent of the Soil’- a novel which is based on a civil servant’s return to his roots. The book was released by Haryana Chief Secretary Mr D.S. Dhesi in the presence of former Chief Secretary, Haryana Mr R.S. Verma, former Chief Secretary Punjab Mr Ramesh Inder Singh, former IAS officer Mr Robin Gupta here today.
Speaking on this occasion, Mr Dhesi congratulated Dr Malik for writing another book and said that the author had come out with another masterpiece highlighting the demanding nature of civil services and its effects.
Dr Suchita Malik, an alumnus of Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi. Besides contributing middles, feature articles and travelogues to national newspapers, she had authored three novels titled Indian Memsahib, Memsahib’s Chronicles and Women Extraordinaire.
While congratulating the author, former Haryana Chief Secretary, Mr R.S. Verma, former Chief Secretary Punjab Mr Ramesh Inder Singh and former IAS officer Mr Robin Gupta have also shared their views about the book.
Votes of thanks were presented by Chairman National Highway Authority of India, Mr Y.S. Malik.
About the Book
Shubhojit Singh is at the pinnacle of his career as a civil servant, having won the Prime Minister’s award twice; however, his personal life is in a shambles. His wife has left him and he has become a stranger to his own children. When a sudden health crisis brings the whole family together, Shubhojit is left reminiscing about his younger days in the village-of the times spent with friends, splashing in the village pond and climbing trees and of meaningful relationships. Just four years short of his retirement, he decides to go back to his roots, to live with nature, to a life which is not dictated by structures- a life where he is free and unencumbered.
Those prominent present among others included Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister Mr Rajesh Khullar, Additional Chief Secretary Revenue Mrs Keshni Anand Arora, Additional Chief Secretary Health, Mr Rajan Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary Transport Mr S.S. Dhillon, Additional Chief Secretary Cooperation Mrs Dheera Khandelwal, Principal Secretary Agriculture Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, Managing Director HAFED Mrs Sukriti Likhi, Chief Administrator Housing Board Mr Brijender Singh, Special Secretary Finance Mrs Ashima Brar, Commissioner, Haryana Right to Service Commission Mr Sarban Singh, former Haryana Chief Secretaries Mrs Promila Issar and Mrs Urvashi Gulati, Mrs Saroj IAS (Retd) and family members and friends of the author.