THE ARTIST SEEKS anonymity, so necessary for him to continue to create. The civil servant's life in India can be anything but anonymous if he seeks the limelight and is consumed by ambition. But a civil servant's life can also be anonymous, and, if he has talent, it can be fruitful and creative. The Late Gurusaday Dutt is one of a long line of scholars who chose anonymity in public life and produced work of permanent value.