The histories we do not know — an ancient site in Meghalaya
<p>On my first day as the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Mylliem, Meghalaya, in the June of 2023, I shook more palms and muttered more Khublei(s) (“thank you” in Khasi) in a single day than ever before. The post of a BDO is one of the independent charges that a probationer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is given. A Block is a district sub-division made for rural development. It is the cutting edge of administration, the rung of governance that’s the closest to the people.</p>
<p>Sipping my fifth cup of tea after having met the office staff, local headmen and many other stakeholders, I mused, “Okay, 2 months of implementing the schemes I’d studied as a UPSC CSE aspirant — should be fun!”</p>
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