Left a high-paying job in London. Cleared UPSC. Served the people for 13 years. Brought drinking water to a village that had waited decades. And now, she has voluntarily walked away from the IAS. Meanwhile, we are constantly told that those in power are the ultimate patriots. Maybe nationalism isn’t about slogans, flags and chest-thumping. Maybe it is about actually serving the people. And that’s precisely why the story of Divya Mittal raises uncomfortable questions about what “deshbhakti” really means. Tags: Divya Mittal, IAS, Divya Mittal IAS, IAS Officer, Indian Administrative Service, UPSC, UPSC CSE, Civil Services, Yogi Adityanath, Yogi Government, Uttar Pradesh, UP Government, Mirzapur, Deoria, Sant Kabir Nagar, BJP, BJP Government, Political Accountability, Political Interference, Bureaucracy, Indian Bureaucracy, Public Service, Public Administration, Governance, Nationalism, Patriotism, Deshbhakti, Political Commentary, Indian Politics, Politics India, Uttar Pradesh Politics, Political Awareness, Current Affairs, India News, Social Justice, Good Governance, Public Interest, Civil Servants, Administrative Reforms, Democracy, Indian Democracy www.navjivanfoundation.org