Human in Khaki

“Human in Khaki” "Khaki me Insaan" by Ashok Kumar IPS, is a remarkable reflection of policing in the present times. The book identifies basic problems with policing in India and suggests a way out.

“Human in Khaki, Khaaki Me Insaan ” strings together real life incidents and anecdotes of a career in the Indian Police Service, of an officer, who having been born and bred in a rural landscape emerges from IIT, Delhi with an intention to serve, finding his true calling as a cop.
The book is available in Hindi, Bangla and Marathi also. It has been awarded with GB Pant Award by BPR&D Govt of India


The book addresses contemporary issues that plague modern India such as terror, the widening gap between the haves and have-nots, crime against women, the changing value system and most significantly - basic police procedure, that is designed to serve the powerless and yet mostly ends up serving a powerful few. It also challenges several common myths about the functioning of the police force.