Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD)
Just as the universe is contained in the self, so is India contained in the villages
- Mahatma Gandhi
Advisory Council
Advisory Council Members
| INDIAN ADVISORY COUNCIL | LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Aggarwal, Shanker, IAS (Retd) Former Secretary, Govt. of India |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Agnihotri, Vivek, IAS (Retd) Former Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha |
Delhi |
| Agrawal, Prof. R.C. Former Archaeological Survey of India, former Head, Architectural Conservation, INTACH, President, Rock Art Society of India |
Agra |
| Agrawal, Subhash Social and political analyst Editor, India Focus |
Delhi |
| Agrawal, Kiran Former Secretary Govt. of India |
Delhi |
| Anand, Vishwanathan, IAS (retd) Former Secretary, Ministry of Environment, GOI |
Delhi |
| Asthana, M.D., IAS (retd) Former Secretary to Government of India |
Delhi |
| Bajaj, Harmeet Fashion Designer |
Delhi |
| Bezbaruah, M.P., IAS (retd) Former Secretary Tourism, Government of India |
Delhi |
| Bhandari, Pamela Former Chief Income tax Commissioner |
Delhi |
| Bhasin, Usha Former Additional Director General, Doordarshan |
Haryana |
| Bhatnagar, R.K., IAS (retd) Former Commissioner, Azamgarh District, U.P. |
Meerut |
| Chakravarty, Sitangsu Master Chef |
Delhi |
| Chalam, Prof. K.S. Former Vice Chancellor, Dravidian University, Andhra Pradesh Former Member, UPSC |
Hyderabad |
| Chandra, Ramesh IAS (retd). Tourism, Finance and Administration |
Delhi |
| Chaudhuri, Kalyani, IAS (retd)
Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. Of West Bengal. |
West Bengal |
| Chona, Shayama Education professional |
Delhi |
| Das, Shomie Former Headmaster Lawrence School, Sanawar and Doon School, Dehra Dun |
Uttarakhand |
| Dasgupta, Deepak Former Chairman, NHAI and Former Secretary to Govt. of India |
Delhi | Doshi, Dr. Saryu Former Director, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai |
Mumbai |
| Dutt, Brahm, IAS (retd), Former Secretary, Surface Transport, GOI |
Delhi |
| Ganju, Shiban Architect |
Delhi |
| Ghei, Neeraj Director, Select Citywalk |
Delhi |
| Goradia, Dr. Nayana Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Haryana |
Delhi |
| Issar, Promilla Historian and Philanthropist (Education) |
Haryana |
| Jain, Madhu Journalist and art critic |
Delhi |
| Kalha, Geetika, IAS (retd) Former Secretary, Government of Punjab |
Chandigarh |
| Kapoor, S.D. Corporate Sector |
Delhi |
| Kashyap, Rajan, IAS (retd) Former Secretary, Government of Punjab |
Chandigarh |
| Kaul, Sanjay Public Relations Executive |
Delhi |
| Khannal, Raj K Business |
Delhi |
| Kichlu, Vijay Padma Shri- Classical Singer |
West Bengal |
| Kohli, Sunita Interior designer, architectural restorer and furniture manufacturer |
Delhi |
| Kumar, Ashwani Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Former Minister for Law and Justice & Envoy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Japan |
Delhi |
| Kumar, Binay Chairman, Banaras House Pvt. Ltd. |
Delhi |
| Kumar, Pradeep Retired as Secretary to Govt. of India and Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner |
Delhi |
| Kumar, Prabhat Former Cabinet Secretary to Govt. of India and Former Governor of Jharkhand |
Delhi |
| Kumari, Harshad Formerly with INTACH |
Gujarat |
| Malik, General V.P. Former Army Chief |
Delhi |
| Mathur, Asha Rani Author, culturalspecialist |
Delhi |
| Mehrotra, Firoza Former Secretary, Govt. of India |
Delhi | Mehrotra, Vivek, IAS (retd) Former Secretary, Union Ministry of Minority Affairs |
Haryana | Mehta, Dalip, IFS (retd) Former Ambassador to Bhutan and Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, GOI |
Delhi |
| Misra, Dr. Neeta Consultant for Development Planning, State Intervention in Economic Development, Rural Employment and Rural Development Schemes |
Delhi |
| Narayan, Shovana Kathak exponent |
Delhi |
| Narain, Prakash Retired as Chairman Railway Board |
Delhi |
| Nigam, Dr. Psyche CMD & Managing Trustee, Psyche Hospitality Enterprises Ltd |
Delhi |
| Quraishi, S.Y., IAS (retd) Former Chief Election Commissioner, Government of India |
Delhi |
| Pant, Ranjan Global strategy management consultant |
Delhi |
| Salve, Harish Eminent Lawyer |
Delhi |
| Sardana, M.M.K., IAS (retd) Former Secretary to Govt. Of India and Director ISID |
Delhi |
| Seth, Aftab Former Ambassador of India to Greece, Vietnam, Japan Chairman, Japan India Partnership Forum |
|
| Sharma, Arjun Director, Select City Walk |
Delhi |
| Sharma, Dr. Kavita A. Former Director, India International Centre Former Principal, Hindu College |
Delhi |
| Sharma, Dr. Ravinder Kumar Former Director, National Horticulture Board & Former Secretary, NOVOD Board of Ministry of Agriculture, GOI |
Delhi |
| Sharma, Sheetal Well known educationist and author of children’s books Director of Training Institute for Pre-school teachers. |
Gurugram |
| Sharma, Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Former Member, Union Public Service Commission and Governor of Mizoram |
Delhi |
| Sibia, Karanvir Singh Chairman, Sangrur Heritage & Preservation Society |
Punjab |
| Singh, Natwar Author, Diplomat, former Cabinet Minister, Govt. of India |
Delhi |
| Singh, Prithvi Raj Managing Trustee , Jal Bhagirathi Foundation |
Rajasthan |
| Singh, Randhir Vikram Hotelier |
Rajasthan |
| Singh, Ravinder Pal Secretary General & CEO, World Wildlife Fund India |
Delhi |
| Thakur, Nalini Professor, School of Planning & Architecture |
Delhi |
| Taware , Pandurang Father of Agri Tourism Concept, India Managing Director , AGRI TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PVT LTD |
Maharashtra |
| Wacziarg, Priya Managing Trustee, The Neemrana Music Foundation. |
Delhi |
| Yanger, Sentila (Padma Shree) Northeast Crafts Development Specialist |
Nagaland |
| Zutshi, Chitkala, IAS (retd) Former Secretary, Government of Maharashtra Chairman, Vidharbha Heritage Society |
Maharashtra |
| INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL | LOCATION |
| Geert Robberechts
ITRHD Convenor, Belgium |
Belgium |
| Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo Cultural Landscapes and Aboriginal Engagement Advisor, Western Heritage |
Canada |
| Kito de Boer Director, McKinsey & Co (Africa, Europe & Middle East) |
Dubai |
| Geoffrey Read Former Consultant, The World Bank Director, International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) |
France |
| Sir Rob Young Former High Commissioner of the U.K. to India |
France |
| Ni G.A. Diah Ambarwati Kardinal Executive Director, Bali Kuna Heritage Society) |
Indonesia |
| Sangkoo Yun National Trust for Korea |
Korea |
| Martin Scicluna Former Vice President, National Trust of Malta Vice President, National Trust of Malta |
Malta |
| Anayo Enechukwu Executive Director, Africana Research Centre, Afrec, and Coordinator, INTO, Africa |
Nigeria |
| Malgorzata Wejsis-Golebiak Former First Counsellor and Head, Cultural Division Embassy of Poland, New Delhi |
Poland |
| Professor Yuri Mazurov Moscow State University and Russian National Center for Heritage Trusteeship) |
Russia |
| Michaela Kubikova Director, The National Trust of Slovakia |
Slovakia |
| Dr. Roland Silva Chairman, Sri Lankan National Trust |
Sri Lanka |
| Pali Wijeratne Architect and Member, Sri Lankan National Trust |
Sri Lanka |
| Michael Carter Former Country Director, India The World Bank |
U.K. |
| Lord Diljit Rana Hotelier and Philanthropist, Belfast, Northern Ireland Member, House of Lords |
U.K. |
| Charles Lutyens Board Member, Lutyens Trust |
U.K. |
| Martin Lutyens Board Member, Lutyens Trust |
U.K. |
| Saul A. Fox Chief Executive, Fox Paine and Company, Woodside, CA |
USA |
| Naveen Kapur Founder and former Convenor of INTACH USA Chapter |
USA |
| Pushpa Kapur Founder Member, INTACH USA Chapter |
USA |
| Harshad Shah Philanthropist, hotelier and real estate investor New York |
USA |
| John De Coninck Technical Advisor, Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda |
Uganda |
| Pilar Guerrieri Associate Professor, GD Goenka University |
Italy |
