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"The State took taxes from the people only to ensure their prosperity in return like the sun takes moisture from the earth only to give it back in thousand fold measure." —Kalidasa Explain the Indian concept of 'giving it back' and its relevance as a guiding value for civil servants.

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Introduction

Kalidasa is one of the greatest Indian poets of Gupta period who has strongly chronicled Indian values & ethics in his extremely cherishable works of literature.

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Indian concept of giving it back:

o Giving it back in the former order to performance of public service & working towards the end goal of public interest over & above self interest.

o The corrupt incapability obliging duty upon every individual to serve the society & which they are part of as every member has received the gift of social liberty.

o Greatest Indian men philosophers Yashwant Vikrama propound that 'Service' & 'stewardship' are the greatest national ideals of India.

o Various Indian cultured text and ash gave like Mahabharata, Shukra Yajnvedas, Bhagavad Geeta, Adi Granth of Sikhs have highlighted service to the public as a means to one own salvation & fulfillment of life.

o Relevance of the concept for Civil servants:

Civil servants who inculcate the value of giving it back to the society place their self interest way below the public interest; in they shall give primary priority to giving it whatever capability to offer from the society
2It nurtures positive attitude of civil servant towards society ex: Preside through herein of societal interest
3It enclose required fundamental values of civil justice ex: Dedication & service, responsibility etc.
4Enforce laws or ethical principle both in letter & spirit gain talla mile.

ex: Parkhar Nair - Deportation

Therefore, the concept of 'giving it back' from[illegible] is providing & persisted steel storm of bureaucracy into either white bureaucracy.

o Various Indian cultured text and ash gave like Mahabharata, Shukla yajurveda, Bhagavad Geeta, Adi Granth of Sikhs have highlighted service to the public as a means to one own salvation & fulfillment of life.

o Relevance of the concept for Civil servants:

1Civil servants who inculcate the value of giving it back to the society place their self interest way below the public interest; in they shall give primary to giving in whatever capability to offer from the society
2It nurtures positive attitude of civil servant towards society ex: Preside through herein of societal interest
3It enclose required fundamental values of civil justice ex: Dedication & service, responsibility etc.
4Enforce laws or ethical principle both in letter & spirit gain talla mile.

ex: Parkhar Nair - Deportation

Therefore, the concept of 'giving it back' from [illegible] is providing & persisted steel storm of bureaucracy into either white bureaucracy.

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  • References multiple Indian texts and philosophical traditions
  • Connects ancient concepts to modern civil service
  • Explains relevance through numbered points

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Ethics

Public service values

Concept of giving back and service

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