"When after three decades of research Singapore could produce its own water, the little city-state was said to have lost its vulnerability. No longer would every policy have to bend at the knees for water survival. It was finally time to celebrate liberty! When did the same moment come in Bala&...

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1. Verfasser:	Sengupta, Nilanjana (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Singapore WS Professional, an imprint of World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd c2016
Schlagworte:	Subramanion, M. Bala / 1917- Singapore / Postal Services Department / Officials and employees / Biography Postmasters general / Singapore / Biography East Indians / Singapore / Biography Postal service / Singapore / History Electronic books
Online-Zugang:	FHN01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"When after three decades of research Singapore could produce its own water, the little city-state was said to have lost its vulnerability. No longer would every policy have to bend at the knees for water survival. It was finally time to celebrate liberty! When did the same moment come in Bala's life? Was it when in mid-Atlantic he heard of his promotion as Controller of Posts? Or was it when he was appointed by the President as member of the Parliamentary Elections Minority Committee? Or was it at a moment of tragic loss when he realised he had nothing more to lose? Singapore, My Country tells M Bala Subramanion's story, a second generation Indian who lost his father to the Death Railway, witnessed Subhas Chandra Bose at the Padang and later emerged as not only a senior civil servant but the man behind multiple social interventions, living in a fast evolving Singapore. The histories of the man and his nation remain seamlessly intertwined, each peppered with equal doses of endeavour, ingenuity and a sheer will to survive!"--
Beschreibung:	Title from PDF file title page (viewed July 23, 2016)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (260 p.) ill. (some col.)
ISBN:	9789813141308