He was a relatively young IAS officer in charge of education in a large state. Very energetic and action-oriented. We had a relationship of mutual respect and could freely discuss several issues related to education and more. He found our foundation different from the other NGOs he dealt with and was very informal with us.
In one of our conversations, he mocked NGOs in general. He said he found NGOs rather difficult to work with since they were so short-term in their approach. They decided which state they would work in, the duration of their work and they. . .
