Harmony Chairs - Professors

 

HARMONY CHAIRS

1.Religious Harmony

 Dr. Madan Mohan Verma

EDUCATION:

EXPERIENCE IN BRIEF:

·         President and Founder, InterFaith Foundation, India

·         1962 – 1995 Taught Political Science at Delhi University, Delhi.

·         1985 – 1988 Director Research, Institute of Non - Aligned Studies, New Delhi.

·         1989 Lifetime Director, Center for UN Studies, New Delhi.

·         1991 – 1993 Director, Institute of Human Resource Development, New Delhi.

·         1991 Lifetime President, Indo-Polish Friendship Society.

·         1992 - 1996 President, Indo-Slovak Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

·         1999 Director, Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organization.
(A Specialized Agency of United Nations)

·         2005 Lifetime President, Interfaith Foundation, India.

·         2007 Senior Advisor, India-Russia Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi.

·         2010 Member, Executive Committee, Temple of Understanding, an International Body with Dr Karan Singh as International Chair.

·         2011 Lifetime President, The Brotherhood.

·         2012 Chief Patron, Divine Abode.

·         2012 Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Religious Thoughts, Al-Mustafa University of Tehran.

·         2012 Chair, Religious Harmony, IASE (D) University, Rajasthan

 

2.   Harmony  Through Science And Technology  Chair  

 Dr. Rishi Raj Gaur

 

EDUCATION:

EXPERIENCE IN BRIEF:

·      Professor of Mechanical Engg. (Retd.) and Professor & Ex. Head,  National Resource Centre for Value Education in Engg., IIT Delhi

·      National Coordinator of Technology Development Mission on ‘Development of Fuel Efficient and Low-emission I.C. Engines’. Member/Coordinator, Core group, MGIRI Project at Wardha

·      Chairman, Faculty Forum, IIT Delhi.

·      Expert member on various committees of AICTE, DST, DRDO, ICAR, Selection committees, Member BOG of various Technical institutions and Universities etc.

·      Contributed significantly towards

·      Setting up Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Industrialization, Wardha along with its network of Technical Interfaces in prominent S&T Institutions of the country.

·      Establishment of National Resource Centre for Value Education in Engg. at IIT Delhi.

·      Contributed towards development of special courses and resource material  on Value Education as well as on Integrating Science, Technology and Human Values Facilitation of Value Education activities in various Technical Institutions.

·      Closely associated with Vipassana and Jeevan Vidya for a long time. Interaction with salient socio-spiritual groups in the country prompting Value Education.

·      Presently engaged in launching VE programmes at UPTU and PTU and other institutions.

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS:

PUBLICATIONS:

·         Over 110 Research Publications and Research Reports

·         Science & Humanism Towards a Unified, Worldview (P L Dhar & R R Gaur),

·          A foundation course on Human Values & Professional Ethics (R R Gaur, R Sangal & G P Bagaria)

CONTACT DETAILS:

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3. Social Harmony Chair 

Dr. Vidyutkumar Anantray Joshi

 

Prof  V Joshi

EDUCATION:

EXPERIENCE IN BRIEF:

·      Former V.C., Bhavnagar University

·      Former Director, Centre for Social Studies, Surat

·      Former Director, Chimanbhai Patel Institute of Management & Research, Ahmedabad)

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS:

·      Shri Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Patrakarita Puraskar by Rashtrapatiji in the year 2000

·      Shri Ambika Prasad Bajpai Samman by Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag

·      Patrakar Bhushan Award by Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, 2002

·      Yash Bharti Samman-2006' by Government of Uttar Pradesh,

CONTACT DETAILS:

44, Saket III, Nr. Srinandnagar-II,Vejalpur,Ahmedabad - 380 051, Gujarat, INDIA.

Ph: (079) 26811498, (M) 9825064748.

E-mail :  vidyutjoshi@rediffmail.com, vidyutj@gmail.com:

 

4. Political Harmony Chair    

    Dr.S. K. Tamotia
 

BE (Hons), ME (Soil), D.Engg.(Hon)

FIE, FISTD, FAIMA, FIIM, FIV, MIChE, MIME, MICA

Hon. Dean cum Director General & Vice Chairman

Bhavan’s Centre for Communication and Management

Former:

          Principal Advisor, Magnesium International, Australia

          Vice Chairman, VISA International Ltd.

          President  & Chief Executive Officer, INDAL

          President, Aditya Aluminium, HINDALCO

          Chairman cum Managing Director, NALCO

          Chief (DP&C), Kudremukh Iron Ore Co. Ltd.

Mob: +91 99370 11356

email: sk_tamotia@yahoo.co.in

5.   Media Harmony Chair

Prof Achutanand Mishra

EDUCATION:

M.A. (Political Science), Banaras Hindu University

EXPERIENCE IN BRIEF:

·      Reporter and Chief of Bureau 'AMAR UJALA'  Daily, Lucknow (1973-1985)

·      News Editor, 'JANSATTA' Daily (Indian Express Group) Delhi (1986-91)

·      Founder Editor 'AMAR UJALA'  Kanpur Edition (1992)

·      Senior Editor and Editor News Services, 'NAVBHARAT TIMES' Delhi (1993-1995)

·      Senior Editor and Executive Editor 'JANSATTA' Delhi (1996-1998)

·      Chief Editor  'LOKMAT SAMACHAR', Daily (Published from Nagpur. Akola and

Aurangabad (2001-2004)

·      Ex. Vice Chancellor, Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Evam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal. (15 January 2005-Till date)

·      Founder member and President 'National Union of Journalists (India)'

·      Ex-Member, Executive, 'Editor's Guild of India', Delhi

·      Member, Governing Council and Former President, NUJ School of Journalism, Delhi

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS:

·      Shri Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Patrakarita Puraskar by Rashtrapatiji in the year 2000

·       Shri Ambika Prasad Bajpai Samman by Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag

·      Patrakar Bhushan Award by Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, 2002

·      Yash Bharti Samman-2006' by Government of Uttar Pradesh,

PUBLICATIONS:

·      'Sarokaron Ke Dayare'  In 2005

CONTACT DETAILS:

3/25, Patrakarpuram Vinay khand , Gomti Nagar, Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh

6.   Philosophy Harmony Chair  

Prof. K.K.Sharma

    EDUCATION:

     EXPERIENCE IN BRIEF:

·         Prof. Sharma at present is working as Visiting Professor at Centre for Sri Aurobindo Studies (UGC Sponsored) S.L.D.A.V.College of Education (IASE) Ambala City.

·         He is President of Council for Teacher Education (Haryana State Chapter).

·         Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (Meghalaya)

·         Worked as Deputy Registrar, Reader, Professor

·         Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Kohima Campus of North-Eastern Hill University.

·         Served as Professor and Head in Nagaland University at Kohima.

·         Professor Faculty of Education at Sri Satya Sai University whitefield campus Bangalore.

·         Worked as coordinator for UGC Academic Programmes in education at NEHU and Programme Director for Diploma in Higher Education in Indira Gandhi National Open University at Shillong

·         Regional coordinator for B.Ed. Programme at IGNOU Regional Center Karnal (Haryana).

·         President of Nagaland Institute of Health, Environment and Social Welfare (IHESW) Kohima, Nagaland.

·         Chairperson of Haryana State Unit of Shiksha BACHAO Andolan of Vidya Bharti.

·         On the Editorial Board of yoga Journal of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga New Delhi.

PUBLICATIONS:

There are number of publications to his credit like books, monographies, reports, article etc the latest publications are “Becoming Divine Educator” & “Integral Yoga-based Pedagogy in Teacher Education”

CONTACT DETAILS:

Centre for Sri Aurobindo Studies, Sohan Lal DAV College of Education(IASE), Ambala City(Haryana), Mobile NO.09315133167 Phone No.01744235601

 Email: profkks.kkr@gmail.com Website: http://csassldav.webs.com/