Former IAS officer launches her autobiography

Coimbatore, Aug 22 (PTI) A retired IAS officer todaylaunched her autobiography titled, "My Beautiful Journey,Kashmir to Kanyakumari," which was released by the DistrictCollector TN Hariharan here. The book, traces the journey of former IAS officerChander Kanta Gariyali as a young woman bureaucrat and theplaces she spent her entire career in. As the narrative unfolds, it transforms from being amere diary of one individual to a prism through which thereader can view the various events and developments of anentire era, a brief note on the book said. Gariyali was known as the Mother of SHGs and hadworked as Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil NaduCorpoiration for Women. "At one level, the book is an evocative story of awide-eyed, small town girl who embraces the world and getsexcited by every new experience. At another, it is the inspiring tale of a pioneeringwoman bureaucrat who chips away at difficulties and challengesand cuts redtapism to serve the society with single-mindeddevotion," Gariyali said at the launch. The District Collector, T N Hariharan released andrceived the first copy. Exclusive signed copies of the book were distributedat Odyssey. PTI NVMROH