Mr Atul K Thakur

Senior Secretary, State Development Council & India-Nepal Centre, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Atul K Thakur is a Policy & Management Professional (Secretary - State Development Council, India-Nepal Centre, Madhya Pradesh State Chapter and Chhattisgarh State Chapter, PHDCCI), Columnist and Writer with specialisation in the interface of economics and politics. His interest in writing and research is quite diverse and extends to the areas of Public Policy & Affairs, Macroeconomics, International Affairs & Development and Sustainability, with special focus on South Asia. As an author/editor, India Now and in Transition (Niyogi, 2017) is his second book. In 2013, he edited India since 1947: Looking Back at a Modern Nation (Niyogi), a major non-fiction book on modern India. His latest book (curated & edited) is, An Alternative Development Paradigm for Nepal (Vajra, 2021). He is an alumnus, inter alia, of Banaras Hindu University and Pondicherry University and has worked across the sectors, spanning Public Policy & Affairs, Management Consultancy, Publishing and Media.