BHARAT CENTRE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Ambassador
- Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia
Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar has worked for the Indian Foreign Service for over three decades. He was the ambassador of India to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia, and has worked in diplomatic positions in Washington DC, Brussels, Moscow, Geneva, Tehran, Dhaka and Bangkok. He negotiated for India in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, for India-EU, India-ASEAN and the India-Thailand Free Trade Agreement.
He has worked as the head of National Foundation for Communal Harmony. He is currently the president of Institute of Global Studies in New Delhi. Amb. Sajjanhar writes and speaks on issues relating to international relations and Indian foreign policy.
Arvind Bhardwaj Is seasoned management professional with more than 25 years of experience with a predominance in Media Marketing and Retail Sales & Operations. He has been associated with different industries like Media, Lifestyle Retail, Electronics and Real Estate.
Job Titles:
- Author & Journalist.
- Journalist - Artist - Researcher
Bala Menon is a journalist-artist-researcher-storyteller with a deep interest in history and anthropology. He began his career with India's premier English-language newspaper, "The Times of India",in Mumbai, and then took up an assignment as Deputy Editor with Times of Oman, the national daily of the Sultanate of Oman in Muscat. He was later Deputy Editor at Gulf News, the largest-circulated English-language newspaper in the Middle East, published from Dubai. He has travelled widely in the Middle East and Europe and now works in a publishing house in Toronto, Canada.
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- Foreign and Security Policy Analyst
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- Researcher and Social Scientist
- Social Scientist
Dr. Gupta is a researcher and social scientist. She has experience in college teaching. She is author of a Book.
Captain Alok Bansal is a naval officer with commissioned service, has participated in Indian peacekeeping operations, in Sri Lanka. He has been Directing Staff at the Defence Services Staff College. He has represented the Indian side in Indo-Australian and Indo-Malaysian strategic dialogues. He has written extensively for many Indian and international newspapers, websites and journals.He was a Director at India Foundation. He is the Executive Director of South Asian Institute for Strategic Affairs (SAISA). He has been the Executive Director of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) and has worked with the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) earlier.He has authored a book titled "Balochistan in Turmoil:Pakistan at Cross Roadsand has co-edited several other books.
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- Research Director GIS Analyst
Kalpdrum Passi received his Ph.D. in Parallel Numerical Algorithms from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is an Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, at Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada. He has published many papers on Parallel Numerical Algorithms in international journals and conferences. He has collaborative work with faculty in Canada and US and the work was tested on the CRAY XMP's and CRAY YMP's. More recently, he has been involved in XML integration technology, query languages, semantic web, ontologies, fuzzy logic in e-business applications, health informatics. He is a member of the ACM and IEEE Computer Society.
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- Joint Secretary, Government of India.
Dr. Kumar is an officer of the Civil Services,Joint Secretary with Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. She is an officer of Civil Services. She is a graduate of Delhi University and a post graduate from Carnegie Mellon University. She hold a PhD from Gujarat University. She has attended leadership programmes at RIPA, London and Cambridge UniversityShe has worked extensively on development of industry, public procurement and complex national defence programs. She has led high level delegations to several countries for collaborative international projects.Have contributed to policy making for enhancing competitiveness of industry; investment promotion, implementation and streamlining processes across organizations for greater efficiency and effectiveness. She also have a 360 degree view of defence financial management.Strives to work as a change agent for the benefit of people, organization and stakeholders they serve. Imbued with a researcher's orientation. She has an integrative approach to policy work rooted in empirical evidence. Shehas been part of high level delegations to several countries and have participated in collaborative international projects. Having traveled widely and studied and trained at diverse and renowned universities of the world.She has the ability to work with global multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
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- Assistant Professor at J.B. Law College Guwahati Assam
- Assistant Professor of Law
Dr. Wazida Rahman is Assistant Professor at J.B. Law College Guwahati Assam. She is an expert in Private International Law. Her area of interest is in Family Law, Gender Justice, Jurisprudence and Intellectual Property Rights. She is the author of a book and has published in national and international journals on her area of expertise. She has been awarded the prestigious Shastri Indo-Canadian Doctoral Fellowship for the year 2016-17. She also worked as an International Researcher in Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Toronto in 2017.
Jayanta Das, is Dialysis Access & Peripheral Vascular Surgeon, Medicolegal Expert. He is an Executive Committee Member, Venous Association of India. He is Faculty, ICFAI University, Tripura. Dr. das is also a Course Coordinator, PGDPML; WB NUJS and Course Director, FMLE, FNLE, WMLM (LUC Malaysia).
Major General BK Sharma, AVSM, SM and Bar (Retd) Maj Gen BK Sharma was commissioned in the SIKHLIGHT Infantry Regiment in 1976 and superannuated in 2012. He is the Director of United Service Institution of India (USI), India's oldest think tank established by the British in 1870. He was conferred three military awards by the President of India for rendering exceptional distinguished national service and for displaying courage. Besides, he was conferred the national award for nation-building by the Confederation of Educational Excellence of India in 2017. He has tenanted prestigious assignments in India, including command of a mountain division on the China border and Senior Faculty Member at the National Defence College. He has represented his country at the UN as Military Observer in Central America and has been India's Defence Attaché in Central Asia. He specializes in Strategic Net Assessment methodology, Scenario Building and Strategic Gaming. He has edited eight books. He edits the prestigious USI Strategic Year Book. He gives lectures at the prestigious military establishment, policy think tanks, and universities, literature festivals in India and abroad. He regularly participates in Track-2 Level dialogue.
Major General Sharma, AVSM, SM (Retd), Director (Research) and Head of Centre for Strategic Studies & Simulation at the United Service Institution of India. He specializes in strategic net assessment methodology, scenario building and strategic gaming. He has been a senior faculty member at the National Defense College, BGS of a Corps in the northeast, Principal Director at the Directorate of Net Assessment, HQ integrated Defense Staff, and Director at the Military Wing at the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Apart from this, he has been Defense Attache in Embassy of India in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and as UN Military Observer in Central America. Besides four military awards he was conferred national award for nation building by the Confederation of Educational Excellence of India in 2017. He is chosen for the coveted REX Karamveer Global Fellow Award 2019 and has been a member of Academic Council of the NDC. He is an accomplished strategic analyst and regular contributor to seminars at national and international level.
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- Chief Instructor, USI of India, the Oldest Indian Think - Tank in India
He is author, a strategic and security analyst, a veteran Infantry General with 40 years' experience in national & international fields and UN. A globally acknowledged strategic & military writer/analyst authored over 400 publications. Interviewed by various National and International newschannels/newspapers/organisations.
Currently Chief Instructor, USI of India, the oldest Indian Think-tank in India. On Governing/Security Council CEE, IOED, IPC, ITVMNN and other UN Organisations. On Advisory Board of SWEDINT, member EPON. Expert Group Challenges Forum, Former Additional Director General Infantry. Awarded by President of India and United Nations. Recently he was awarded for International Diplomacy.
Group Captain (Retd.) AjeyLele is Senior Fellow in the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses and heads its Centre on Strategic Technologies. He started his professional career as an officer in the Indian Air Force and took early retirement from the service to pursue his academic interests. His specific areas of research include issues related to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Space Security and Strategic Technologies. He has contributed articles to various national and international journals, websites and newspapers. He has authored seven books and has also has been an editor for six books. He is a recipient of K. Subrahmanyam Award (2013) which is conferred for outstanding contribution in the area of strategic and security studies.
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- International Business Management Expert
Teaches Business Management course in a College in Ontario. He is also an international student ambassador .
Mr. Parth Sarathi Ghosh is a Multimedia specialist. His specialization includes Social Media and Web designing. He has experience in the E-Learning field.
Mr. Srivastava is forward-thinking experienced international education professional with a proven track record in, and a thorough understanding of international student recruitment, agent management, admissions, student support and international partnerships development. Insightful and focused; able to develop effective strategies to enhance recruitment utilizing knowledge of student mobility trends in international education. Entrepreneurial and innovative in approach utilizing public diplomacy in developing international relations. Recognized for strong work ethics, leadership and effective negotiation; able to develop & lead cohesive teams to work effectively towards strategic goals with success within and often under time and budget constraints.
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- Solicitor - Ontario, Advocate - India.
Neeraj Pal, Barrister, Solicitor and Notary Public is the principal of Gretis Legal. Neeraj's practice covers a range of civil litigation, including injury claims and commercial disputes, corporate commercial, and real estate closings. He assists clients his clients in contract negotiations and drafting, including business, technology, and employment agreements. Prior to pursuing his admission to the Ontario bar, Neeraj has worked as a legal and regulatory counsel for major corporations in India, such as Times Network, ESPN Star, Viacom, and Vodafone. During his legal career in India, Neeraj developed extensive experience in reviewing and drafting commercial agreements for the licensing and acquisition, purchase, sale, distribution and marketing of technology. Neeraj has done his LL.M. from King's College London (UK) in technology regulations, comparative copyrights, and privacy laws.
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- Academic Advisor, Bharat Centre of Canada
Prof. Aggarwal, Professor Emeritus Windsor University is known for his contributions to the development and delivery of innovative courses and educational materials. Dr. Aggarwal is not only a professor, but a true facilitator of learning, intellectual exchange, and intellectual development in the field of education.
Prof. Arindam Banerjee joined the faculty at IIM Ahmedabad after working in the industry for over seven years. After securing his Ph.D in Marketing Sciences, Arindam was associated with various consulting / market research firms in the United States. During his tenure in industry, he worked on business problems in the Retail Financial Services, FMCG / Retail and the Consumer Durable sectors. In the past twenty years at IIMA, he has worked on consulting and training assignments with large Indian and multi national companies based in India. He has helped in developing marketing and business strategy for Indian companies coping up with the recent liberalized and competitive environment.
He has also published extensively in national and international academic journals in management such as the Journal of Segmentation in Marketing, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, International Journal of Management and Decision Making, Asia-Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Strategic Outsourcing, Vikalpa and the Decision. Besides, he has written five cases in the area of fact-based decision making and strategy. A few of his articles on effective business practices have appeared in trade publications such as the Indian Management and The Hindustan Times.
Prior to joining the IIM, he was a senior consultant at Mitchell Madison Group, a global management consultancy firm, based at their Chicago office. Previously, he has headed the marketing analytics team at AC Nielsen Corporation in Chicago, providing consulting services to some of the Philip Morris Group of Companies. He is currently a Professor in the Marketing Area at IIM Ahmedabad.
Job Titles:
- President & Vice - Chancellor of University Canada West
Dr. Dykeman is a President & Vice-Chancellor of University Canada West since January 2019. Prior to this he was VP Academic. His career has been dedicated to brining quality business education to undeserved populations - with a strong emphasis on international education. Brock has taught in China and has travelled on university business to many countries. He has managed international partnership programs in China, India and the UK. He is also advisor for Bharat Centre of Canada
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- Deputy Vice - Chancellor ( Research & Innovation ) Lincoln University College, Malaysia
Dr. Sandeep has completed Ph.D. in Cytotoxicity and pursued Post Doctoral Research in different projects on Hemoglobinopathies and Oral Cancer mutation. He has published several research papers, filed patents and organized international conferences, edited books and founder editorial board member of different journals in Malaysia, Australia and India.
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- Vice Chancellor, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati.
Dr. Das is a Vice Chancellor in Krishna KantaHandiqui State Open University, Guwahati. He is an eminent scholar, a Fulbright Fellow and an exponent of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Assam and other areas in India. He has published extensively in the areas like Russian Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies and Open & Distance Learning. He actively participated in policy making as members of the Court, Academic Council and various statutory bodies of Guwahati University. He also acted as the co-investigator and local coordinator for India in the International Project on "OER Differentiation in Global South" jointly conducted by Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and sponsored by IDRC, Canada. He has participated in various seminars and conferences in India and abroad, delivered key note addresses, acted as panelist/resource persons besides chairing various sessions and presenting papers in a number of national and international forums.
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- Marketing, Cybercrime, Online Fraud ( Particularly Financial Services, Retail and E - Government ), E - Marketing, Online Retail, Opticianry.
Margaret Osborne's career has taken her through many fields, including the cosmetic industry, internet security, education and opticianry. She is the former director of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), member of Non-Commercial Users Constituency (ICANN), and was vice-president of the University College of the Cayman Islands. Also an entrepreneur, Margaret owns Realeye.ca, which builds strategies for new and established eye care professionals.
Nivedita Das Kundu, Ph.D in International Relations. She is an academic with university teaching and think tank research experience. She is presently affiliated with York University, Toronto. Dr. Nivedita has completed her Master's and doctoral studies from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi and the University of Helsinki, Finland. She did her post-doctoral study at Woodrow Wilson Centre for Scholars, Washington DC. She has taught in prestigious Universities in Canada, Germany, Finland, India, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and worked in senior research positions with well-known government think tanks like Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Indian Council for World Affairs, Indian Council for Social Science Research, United Services Institution of India, Centre for Strategic Studies under President of Azerbaijan. She was a visiting fellow with Moscow State Institute for International Relations, Moscow State University, Institute for Oriental Studies (Russia), Institute for International Relations in University of Kyiv and School of International Relations, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. She has authored two books and has been an editor for seven books on International Relations. She has contributed research papers, articles to various research journals, websites and newspapers, chapters to edited books. She has an additional qualification in women, borders and migration studies from the University of Hannover, Germany and on Eurasian Studies from Pushkin Institute, Russia. Her research expertise focuses on geopolitics, foreign policy, strategic dimensions of security, multilateral organizations, women and migration issues. Her accolades include the prestigious state award "Pushkin Medal", in the year 2013. She has been the recipient of a number of prestigious fellowships DAAD (Germany), RAS (Russia), CIMO (European Union), ICSSR (India), ADA (Azerbaijan). She is also Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition member and works on WMD issues and concerns and participates as a speaker regularly in CSP-OPCW, The Hague. She is presently an adjunct faculty with the United Services Institution of India & Birla Institute of Technology. She has travelled to different countries as a scholar, expert and academic to participate in various international forums, summits and conferences. She speaks four different languages. She is presently on the editorial board of an ethnic Canadian newspaper. She is a board member and chair working group, Science for Peace, The University of Toronto. She is Director of the Canada-India Project for research and Innovation, York Centre for Asian Research. She is a member of the Valdai Discussion Club, Russia.
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- Political Scientist and University Teacher
Dr. Sharma is International Relations expert. University teacher and author. His specialization includes strategic and security studies and foreign policy. He has published extensively on his area of research. He is regular speaker in international conferences and forums.
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- President and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank Canada.
President and CEO ICICI Bank. Before joining ICICI Bank in North America, Mr. Goel was a core member of the transformational risk team at ICICI Bank UK PLC based in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Goel has also previously held a key position in the bank's relationship team in New Delhi,India.Prior to joining ICICI Group, Mr. Goel worked on critical software and hardware automation projects with Indian Railways based in various cities in India. Mr. Goel graduated from Delhi University with Honours in Engineering and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India.
Mr. Kumaran is a Director, India Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India , in New York
Shubhra is an Environment Consultant with experience in environment, and health & safety. Ms. Aprajita holds a Master of Science from University of Toronto in Environmental Science and a Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from Amity University. She is a Certified Environmental Professional, accredited by the CECAB. Her experience includes working on EHS compliance assessments, world bank framework implementation and monitoring, sustainability reporting and assurance, & due diligence projects. Engaged in consulting corporate, government bodies, international funding agencies across different industry sectors viz. pharmaceutical, telecommunication, renewable energy, oil and gas, MSME sector, flavors& fragrances, metals & mining, food industry, distillery, automotive etc.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Founder
- Director, Community Outreach
Sudhir Anand is the Founder and CEO of Voice Media Group, Mississauga.
The Voice Media Group launched the 'Punjabi Awaaz' weekly newspaper in 2002 and followed it up with the launch of the popular FM channel Radio Voice, the same year along with a burgeoning online presence with www.weeklyvoice.com. Mr. Anand has set up Voice News Network- VNN Canada with its own Television studio in Mississauga. Mr. Anand is active in the South Asian community and has been and is involved with several premier organizations. He also founded and runs the charitable, not-for-profit South Asian Golf Challenge that provides scholarships to deserving students and partners with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Sudhir Anand is the Recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal. He has received many awards and recognition by several social and sports bodies and community clubs over the past years
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- Consultant - Indian Space Research Organisation.
Mr. V. Gopalakrishnan, had served as Policy Analyst on Space Law and Policy matters at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)Head Quarter. Presently is Consultant with ISRO. He has published many Policy Briefs and articles on this subject of specialisation.