Shubhra Saxena
IAS officer and 2009 All-India Topper. A life in public service, shaped by the belief that how we live matters more than what we achieve.
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About Shubhra Saxena
Leadership across different sectors and all levels of governance - policy making, policy implementation, & constitutional regulation.
15+
Years in Service
Across grassroots administration and national office
District Magistrate
Field Leadership
Across multiple districts in Uttar Pradesh
Currently Serving as
Director
Election Commission of India
Leadership at India's constitutional election body
Featured
Essays on public service, meaningful living, and the quiet questions that shape who we become.
Her Story
From an All-India rank to fifteen-plus years in public service, the record and the beliefs behind it.
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Writing and Ideas
Essays and short pieces on conscious living, growth, and the work of becoming.
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Panels, dialogues, and rooms where public service and conscious living meet the people doing the work.
Dialogue
Conversations Across Borders
A dialogue with international partners on what keeps democratic institutions standing, and the quiet, ongoing work of holding them together across countries and generations.
Talk
Governance, In Practice
A session with professionals on the discipline behind public service, the decisions that don't make headlines, and the habits that carry a career through difficult years.
The Book
Coming SoonA book about the quiet decisions that shape a life, and why the things we overlook every day are often the ones that matter most.
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IT MATTERS A LOT.
Coming Soon“Everyone achieves victory at their own pace. Self-growth is among the most important responsibilities each of us carries.”
Shubhra Saxena
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