TSR Subramanian retired as the Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India. He has since become a forceful advocate of governance reform. The PIL, TSR Subramanian & Ors v. Union of India led to the 2013 Supreme Court decision hailed for bringing about genuine civil service reform.
Subramanian has a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University, and has previously published Journeys Through Babudom and Netaland: Governance in India.