He served in the United Provinces as an assistant magistrate and collector before transferring to the Indian Political Service in November 1939.
While serving as Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh he was also concurrently Vice Chancellor of the Sanskrit University in Varanasi.
He served as Assistant Magistrate and Collector before transferring to the Indian Political Service in 1939.
There is a story about Jha’s (who was very tall but grossly overweight even in his youth) appearance before the interview board of the ICS.
He was asked whether, because of his enormous bulk, it would be difficult for him to do horse riding, which was compulsory for ICS trainees.
One day, a fellow probationer asked him why he was not taking more classes, as he knew such a lot on a variety of subjects.