04 September, 2019, Bengaluru: IIM Bangalore's Centre for Public Policy (CPP) will host a talk on ‘Freedom of Speech in Government’ by ex-IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, at 05.00 pm on September 06 (Friday), 2019, at the auditorium.
He will talk about the reasons for leaving the prestigious service as well as his stint with the Government. Although there are many news reports and television interviews with him, he has consistently refused to talk to the foreign media.
A 2012 batch young officer, Kannan Gopinathan recently resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and has been in the news. He studied at Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, and worked briefly in the corporate sector. He secured a high rank in the civil services examination and got outstanding evaluations from his seniors when in service. He conducted one of the very few bribe and liquor free elections when he was the Collector in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. He took leave and went unknown as a volunteer to work for the flood-affected people in Kerala – until a batchmate identified him. As a Collector in Mizoram, he learnt the Mizo language and started many interesting initiatives including personally developing an app which became very useful for the people there. He still enjoys a good reputation with his seniors and colleagues.
Topic: Freedom of Speech in Government
Speaker: Kannan Gopinathan, ex-IAS
Date: September 6 (Friday), 2019
Time: 05.00 pm
Venue: IIMB auditorium
04 September, 2019, Bengaluru: IIM Bangalore's Centre for Public Policy (CPP) will host a talk on ‘Freedom of Speech in Government’ by ex-IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, at 05.00 pm on September 06 (Friday), 2019, at the auditorium.
He will talk about the reasons for leaving the prestigious service as well as his stint with the Government. Although there are many news reports and television interviews with him, he has consistently refused to talk to the foreign media.
A 2012 batch young officer, Kannan Gopinathan recently resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and has been in the news. He studied at Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, and worked briefly in the corporate sector. He secured a high rank in the civil services examination and got outstanding evaluations from his seniors when in service. He conducted one of the very few bribe and liquor free elections when he was the Collector in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. He took leave and went unknown as a volunteer to work for the flood-affected people in Kerala – until a batchmate identified him. As a Collector in Mizoram, he learnt the Mizo language and started many interesting initiatives including personally developing an app which became very useful for the people there. He still enjoys a good reputation with his seniors and colleagues.
Topic: Freedom of Speech in Government
Speaker: Kannan Gopinathan, ex-IAS
Date: September 6 (Friday), 2019
Time: 05.00 pm
Venue: IIMB auditorium