Why did you choose to do differently and why? Here is an excerpt from FWD Business’ interview with this enterprising personality.įrom day one you set out to change the way your predecessors and your counterparts have gone about fulfilling their administrative duties. Lauded for his work as District Collector of Kozhikode, Prasanth Nair has brought newfound ideas and changes into his line of work and set the bar sky high for anyone who intends to step into his shoes, but one of his biggest eye openers and contributions to his field is his idea for compassion in administration. “The impression that man created in me not only helped me choose my career but also helped me choose how I would go about in my career by behaving well, trying to sort out issues, interacting with people and being helpful to all those in need.” says the IAS officer better known as ‘Collector Bro’. That was the day that Prasanth Nair knew exactly who he wanted to be when he grew up. Prasanth looked up to his mother and asked, ‘Who is this man?’ to which his mother replied, ‘He’s a civil service officer.’ As they left the office he turned back – almost cinematically – and looked at the officer’s name board. Unbeknown to this man, he had just changed the life of an impressionable young boy. He immediately apologized for the delay, bid them to sit down and spoke to them pleasantly.
By this time it was late evening, around 5.30 or 6 pm and as they made their way to the office, they saw the Health Secretary rush in after a meeting. When it became evident that he would avail them no help, Prasanth and his mother left the office and made their way to the Secretariat. He spoke little, apart from a few occasional grunts he made in response to her requests. The man did not acknowledge them nor did he raise his head up to look at them. With the intention of voicing out an issue with regard to her transfer, they walked into the office of the director and greeted him. One day Prasanth was accompanying his mother – who was a professor at the Government Medical College service in their hometown – to the office of the director of medical education. Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Prasanth.
Text : Rochelle D’Souza Photos: Anand A N & Nikhil Wilson ‘Collector Bro’ Prasanth Nair tells us why every Person in Power should Focus on People and not Things
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