India is conspicuous for persons with creative talents. This book, Creative Faces of India: Civil and Defence Administrators, brings to focus the creative contributions of 22 major personalities. Each of them has provided to the succeeding generations innovative ideas underlining the need of dedication and sustained selfless efforts for success in life.

They are : Chanakya, V.P. Menon, Field Marshal Cariappa, Justice Hidyatulla, General M.S. Thimayya, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, Khushwant Singh, Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Vikram Sarabhai, Verghese Kurien, Justice P.N. Bhagwati, M.S. Swaminathan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, APJ Abdul Kalam, E. Sreedharan, T.N. Seshan, Dirubhai Ambani, Kiran Bedi, Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal.

The book is a valuable repository of information. It should be a source for inculcating values among the younger generations and can serve as a good book in school, college and university libraries.