Professor, Political Science; Director, Gandhian Centre, Jammu University (JU),
Jammu-180006, J&K, India. Earlier Associate Professor, JU and Lecturer, ARSD
College, Delhi University, Delhi, India for over 25 years now. Member, Advisory
Board, Jury of Mahatma Gandhi International Peace Prize from 2002 to 2005 and
IPSA, SIT and JC. Visiting Professor, Calcutta University, Banaras Hindu University,
Madras University. Trained journalist and regular contributor to national and
international newspapers and journals. Special invitee at University Grants Commission;
Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi; Indira Gandhi National Open University,
New Delhi etcetera. Special interest in Conflict Resolution, Peace Studies, South Asia,
Indian Foreign Policy, International Organization, World Order, Mahatma Gandhi,
Political Thought and Ecology. Published seven books, 25 research articles and more
than 100 topical articles. Executive Editor, Gandhi Ganga. Born: 18 August 1959.
