Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the Government of UP
Sunil Shastri is a former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Ex-Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. His rich profile and political experience highlights the services for the country during his 40-year-long political leadership with a spotless track record, like his father, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, ex-Prime Minister of India. He had held public offices as Minister for over 8 years in the UP Government, as the Chairman of the Minimum Wages Advisory Board, Ministry of Labour, Government of India. He served as secretary/general secretary for national parties and contributed to campaign management and media management as spokesperson. On the social work front, he represented several educational institutions as chairman and board member. He has also done commendable works for rural uplift through self-employment, and education in the poverty struck areas in our country.Former Ambassador of India to Sweden
Ambassador Sajjanhar joined the Indian Foreign Services in July 1978 and retired as Ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India on 31st July, 2012. In addition, he has held several senior and significant positions of Ambassador/ High Commissioner in Indian Embassies in Moscow, Teheran, Geneva, Dhaka, Bangkok, Washington and Brussels. Ambassador Sajjanhar negotiated for India in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations and made a vital and critical contribution to outcomes in several areas including Trade-Related Investment Measures, Agriculture, Textiles, Anti-Dumping, Subsidies, and Countervailing Duties, etc.Indian Ambassador to Norway
Dr. Bhaskar worked as Civil Engineer for Government of Andhra Pradesh in India for nearly seven years, during which he actively contributed to various developmental and infrastructure projects in the State. After joining the Indian Foreign Service in 1993, he served in the Indian Embassy, Cairo and Consulate General of India, Jeddah. During 2000-03, Dr. Bhaskar served as Representative of India to Palestine, at both Gaza and Ramallah. Dr. Bhaskar also served as Deputy Secretary/Director in West Asia & North Africa Division, South East Asia Division, Policy Planning & Research and Latin America Divisions in the Ministry of External Affairs. During the period from 2010-2012, he served as Minister in Embassy of India, Washington D.C. Dr. Bhaskar also served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Beijing from February 2012 to July 2016. From August 2016, till December 2019, Dr. Bhaskar headed the Division as Joint Secretary (West Asia and North Africa) in Ministry of External Affairs.Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) Ex-Chief of The Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal Suri was appointed Chief of the Air Staff on 1st August 1991 after 41 years in uniform and headed the fourth largest Air Force in the world. He continued to indulge in his passion for flying by traveling the length and breadth of India on aircraft which he piloted himself on a regular basis. This includes the Boeing - 737, HS - 748, AN - 32 and many types of helicopters including Cheetah/Chetak, Bell, and Mi-8/ Mi-17. In his career span of over four decades, he has flown almost 85 different types of aircraft. Throughout his tenure as Chief of Air Staff, he captained all the aircraft which he flew whether fighter, transport or helicopters.
General (Retd.)
Ex-Chief of The Army Staff
Ex-Vice Chancellor, Jaypee University, Solan & former Dean, Research & Consultancy, BITS, Pilani
Dr. Ravi Prakash is a sincere educationist and an ace administrator. He was Vice-Chancellor of Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan and was also a Dean of BITS, Pilani from 1995 till 2010, after having served as professor of Mechanical Engineering for 16 years. He did his B.Tech. from Banaras Hindu University and Ph.D. from Cranfield University.Ph.D. (I.I.T. Kharagpur), Ex. Joint Director (N.C.C.B.M), New Delhi
Dr. Maiti has more than 40 years of experience. Besides working as a lecturer in his initial days of career, he worked as a Scientist, Group Manager, General Manager and Joint Director in National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM), Ballabgarh, Haryana (from 14 May 1971 to 30 June 2003). Now he is working as a Technical Consultant at Grasim Industries.Emeritus Scientist (Former Principal Scientist), ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), New Delhi
Dr. Shashi Bhalla Emeritus Scientist (Former Principal Scientist), ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), New Delhi, is M.Sc., Ph.D., L.L.B., ARS by qualification. Widely traveled as an invited speaker, she is having more than 36 years of Research experience. In addition to the institute projects, executed 15 projects funded by national and international agencies. She is also having teaching experience of about 20 years in the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi. She is also having Administrative experience of 6 years in ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi. She presented 200 invited papers in National and International Seminars/ Symposia / Conferences/ Training Programmes. She has more than 400 publications to her credit. Her work in the field of providing training on various aspects of quarantine, biosecurity, and biosafety is noteworthy.Co-Prof., International Communication &Director of India Media Centre, Middlesex
Dr. Thussu has over ten years’ experience in journalism, having worked at the Press Trust of India, India’s national news agency for five years, and as Associate Editor of Gemini News Service, a London-based international news agency with a particular interest in the developing world. He has also been a Visiting Research Fellow (on a Commonwealth Fellowship) at the Open University.Head - Strategic Initiatives, CASI Global
Country Head, Vice President and Head - Treasury, Depository Services, Bond Trading & Loan Operations at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and Alumnus Doctoral Reserch Scholar at the National School of Leadership. Felicitated by Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University for contribution to Excellence in Research.