Actually the bureaucrats are quite open. A (real life) movie was once made on the IAS (English, August) which poked a lot of fun at them. It was later shown as

Actually the bureaucrats are quite open. A (real life) movie was once made on the IAS (English, August) which poked a lot of fun at them. It was later shown as part of the IAS training (perhaps still is). The writer of the book, still is in the IAS and continues to write as he works.