My History

Education
  • Harvard Business School (USA) Finance for Senior Executives (2016)
  • Columbia Business School (USA) Advanced Management Programme (2015)
  • University of Birmingham (UK) Security Sector Reform (2008)
  • Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Switzerland) UN Civil Military Coordination Staff Training (2007)
  • Institute of International Humanitarian Law (Italy) Humanitarian Law (2003)
  • War College (India) Senior Command Course, Indian Army (2002)
  • European Peace University (Austria) MA in Advanced International Studies (1998)
  • Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (Austria) Election Observance and Assistance (1998)
  • UNITAR (Switzerland) International Affairs Management for Diplomats (1997)
  • Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (Austria) Mediation (1997)
  • Universitat Jaume 1 (Spain) Peace and Development Studies (1997)
  • Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (Austria) Empowerment for Political Participation (1996)
  • War College (India) Junior Command Course, Indian Army (1995)
  • Infantry School (India) Young Officer Course (1987)
  • Commando Training School (India) Commando Training (1987)
  • Indian Military Academy (India) Commissioned as Second Lieutenant (1986)
  • National Defence Academy (India) Officer Cadet Training & Bachelor of Arts
WORK EXPERIENCE
  • Indian Army (1986 to 2003)
  • 3rd Battalion, Madras Regiment (1986 to 1988) – Second Lieutenant/Captain Rajasthan, Ladakh, Siachen Glacier
  • 5th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1989 to 1996) – Captain/Major Sri Lanka, Agra, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur
  • Study Leave (1996 to 1998) Austria, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, USA
  • 31 Rashtriya Rifles Commando (1998 to 2001) - Major Jammu and Kashmir
  • 5th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2001) – Lieutenant Colonel Agra and, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Army Headquarter (2001 to 2003) - Lieutenant Colonel New Delhi
  • United Nations Development Programme (2003 to 2011) – Chief of Staff/Director Afghanistan, Ghana, Japan, Nepal, Norway, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Qatar, USA, Switzerland
  • Independent Consultant and Trainer (2012 to 2013) India, Nepal, Norway, Spain, and Sweden
  • United Nations Development Programme (2013 to 2016) – Programme Manager/Senior Advisor Afghanistan, Belgium, Fiji, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, USA
  • Speaker, Consultant, Founder (App RRipple - microblogging and online activism campaign feature; and App RRITHM - multiple features app) 2017 - 2018
  • Executive Director, Head of South Asia, Yamanashi Gakuin School Corporation, Japan. (2019 - to 2021)
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
  • Physicians for Social Responsibility (USA)
  • International Network for Engineers and Scientist for Global Responsibility (Germany)
  • Mouvement de la Paix (France)
  • World Philosopher Meet Secretariat 1998 (Switzerland)
  • Airline Ambassadors, USA (Switzerland and India)
SPEAKER/TRAINER
  • BELGIUM NATO Head Quarter
  • GHANA Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre
  • INDIA Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping
  • JAPAN - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    - Nippon Foundation, Tokyo
    - University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo
    - National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo)
  • NORWAY Norwegian International Defence Centre
  • SPAIN European Security and Defence College
  • SWEDEN Folke Bernadotte Academy
  • USA Permanent Missions to the United Nations (New York), US State Department, Office of Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Washington, DC)