THE LAST GUARDIAN Stephen Hatch-Barnwell's (1909-1989) Tour of Duty as ICS (Indian Civil Service) in Bengal (1933-1947) as CSP (Civil Service of Pakistan) in East Pakistan (1949-1966) is not just another British officer's "notes to successors" for those of us who care to read such memoirs. The author makes lt a point to inform the readers that his main purpose was to show what life was for a young ICS officer in the very last days of the British Raj and not to give a personal life history to the readers. India, the crown jewel of the British Empire, during 1930s &'40s, was in the throes of a turbulent movement for national independence Bengal was at the centre of it, with terrorists at the Fringe trying to assassinate the British rulers and Hindu-Muslim tensions leading to communal riots, It was during this period of fire and fury that Stephen Hatch-Barnwell decided reluctantly to join the Bengali cadre of the Indian Civil Service, the steel frame that held the empire together.

The Last Guardian: Memoirs of Hatch-Barnwell, ICS of Bengal

Stephen Hatch-Barnwell

The University press Limited

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