SOCIETY FOR CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT comprises a group of members that have come together with the single minded purpose of raising the current boundaries in the area of culture and environment and to enable people to recognize the continuum of culture between people and environment .
Raghav Chandra
President - Society for Culture & Environment
Author of the acclaimed novels: SCENT OF A GAME and KALI’S DAUGHTER, and Editor of TH...
Author of the acclaimed novels: SCENT OF A GAME and KALI’S DAUGHTER, and Editor of THE ETERNAL WISDOM OF THE TRIBES, founder Director of the Bhopal Literature and Art Festival, he is an IAS officer who retired as Secretary Government of India. His op-eds on management and sustainability issues have been published in all leading journals. He is an alumnus of Harvard University, USA where he was an Edward S Mason Fellow –dividing his time between the Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Business School. He is a Professor of Practice at IIM Calcutta and founder of advisory firm CUNSULT.
Devendra Kumar Mehta
Secretary - Society for Culture & Environment
Retired from M.P. Housing Board in June 2014 as Senior Deputy Housing Commissioner....
Retired from M.P. Housing Board in June 2014 as Senior Deputy Housing Commissioner. He has great sensitivity and appreciation for the arts and has been associated with the development of many important real estate projects in the state of MP that have been hailed for their design and aesthetics.
Nayeem Mansoori
Treasurer - Society for Culture & Environment
Treasurer of Society for Culture & Environment and Bhopal Literature and Art Festival...
Treasurer of Society for Culture & Environment and Bhopal Literature and Art Festival, Nayeem Mansoori comes with a vast administrative experience having worked in Government of Madhya Pradesh first in the MP State small Saving & State Lotteries and then in the RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration
Abhilash Khandekar
Environmentalist & Journalist
Abhilash Khandekar is a veteran journalist of a standing of over 42 years in Print &...
Abhilash Khandekar is a veteran journalist of a standing of over 42 years in Print & Electronic media. He wears many hats. Born in Mumbai, he began his professional career as a sports journalist with Free Press Journal ( FPJ) in early eighties. He later shifted to political journalism and joined the Hindustan Times as its head at Bhopal and then went on to become Editor of Dainik Bhaskar and its State Editorial Head in Madhya Pradesh and in Maharashtra. Widely traveled in India and abroad, Khandekar has authored two books on politics and history and three on birds, latest being Birds of Bhopal. He dabbles in environment in a big way and has been nominated by GoMP and GoI on several committees. He co-founded The Nature Volunteers (TNV) at Indore in 1992. Khandekar was elected unopposed the President of the Indore-based MP Cricket Association in 2019. He had anchored a popular weekly environment programme on Lok Sabha TV in Hindi by the name Astitva. Abhilash Khandekar lives in Bhopal and can be contacted at @Abhikhandekar1 and kabhilash59@gmail.com
Meenakshi Dua
Retired from Air India
Meenakshi Dua, one of the founder members of the Air India Society for Art and Cultur...
Meenakshi Dua, one of the founder members of the Air India Society for Art and Culture, is now an active founder member of this Society which hosts the BLF. She is a distinguished HR professional and is the former Executive Director- North at Air India and held the position of a Board Member of its subsidiary. She has also been a Country Head- Education with a premier Aviation Academy. Currently, she serves as an Hon. Member of the Audit Advisory Board under GOI, leveraging her expertise as an aviation specialist. She continues to mentor , advise, and inspire youth, especially girls to foster their careers in aviation sector.
Dr Meera Dass
Art Historian & Conservation Architect
A former member of NMA and convenor INTACH. She is an art historian, conservation arc...
A former member of NMA and convenor INTACH. She is an art historian, conservation architect, architect with specialization in matters of cultural policies. She is a writer and has deep interest in history and archaeology of the towns of India both historical and current.
Niharika Singh
Accomplished theatre and film personality
Niharika Singh is an accomplished theatre and film personality with a wealth of exper...
Niharika Singh is an accomplished theatre and film personality with a wealth of experience. She is visiting Expert Faculty with National School of Drama and has been Head of acting faculty with Barry John Acting Studio. She has mentored and nurtured a lot of budding talents who have since graced screens and stages worldwide. She has acted in and mentored numerous internationally acclaimed and award-winning films. She is on the jury of international film festivals. As a psychologist, she brings a unique and valuable perspective to the performing arts. She has her own production house and has produced and directed a number of documentary films.
Richa Sinha
Advertising professional
A writer and a seasoned advertising professional, she has worked on creative communic...
A writer and a seasoned advertising professional, she has worked on creative communication for major international brands across geographies. She also created a 13 -episode programme for Channel V. Proficient in all media - digital, social, print, TV, radio, direct mail; her creative compass points towards 'ideas that work.' She is currently writing a book of short stories and is based at Gurugram.
Dr Rima Hooja
Former member of the NMA
Archaeologist, historian and writer, RIMA HOOJA (Ph.D Cambridge), is Managing Truste...
Archaeologist, historian and writer, RIMA HOOJA (Ph.D Cambridge), is Managing Trustee Jaipur Virasat Foundation, Fellow Royal Asiatic Society, former Director MSMS II Museum City Palace Jaipur, President ICOMOS India, Visiting Faculty School of Planning & Architecture Delhi, Adjunct Faculty CHM Ahmedabad University and ‘Distinguished International Academician’ Minnesota University. A former Member of India's National Monuments Authority and Central Advisory Board for Archaeology, Hooja has been Visiting Fellow Institute of Development Studies, Director Minnesota University's MSID India program, & Academic Director New York State's NYSICCI program. Hooja serves on various boards and trusts, is the Founding Editor Journal of Heritage Management (Sage), and has 10 books and over 90 papers to her credit . She also runs the Animal Care Trust.
Brig Sanjay Agarwal, Sena Medal & Bar, (Retd)
Former Security Advisor to the Ministry of Home Affairs
Brigadier Sanjay Agarwal, Sena Medal & Bar, is former Security Advisor, Ministry of H...
Brigadier Sanjay Agarwal, Sena Medal & Bar, is former Security Advisor, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India; Advisor, National Highway Authority of India; Advisor to the Govt of Seychelles and President of the Services Selection Board in the Govt of India. The President of India has awarded him twice for gallantry. He has been invited to Turkey to speak at the annual flagship conference of NATO. He has been repeatedly invited to analyse issues by numerous national TV channels. He has been a mountaineer (Mt Everest, Mt Kamet, Gori Chen). He has been a trainer abroad for over four years. He is a Distinguished Professor at SRM IST and a corporate trainer. He is a founder member of Society for Culture & Environment.
Satyanand Mishra
Commissioner of India
Commissioner of India where he set new bench mark in transparency by bringing politic...
Commissioner of India where he set new bench mark in transparency by bringing political parties under the Right to Information Act. He has also been Chairman of the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. He has deep interest in art and literature
Shalini Mahajan
Former member of NMA
Former member of National Monuments Authority, Govt. of India, she is an architect sp...
Former member of National Monuments Authority, Govt. of India, she is an architect specializing in heritage conservation and management. She has consulted extensively on cultural heritage and tourism development projects with government, non-profit and multilateral organisations in India, Africa, United Kingdom and Middle East. Having worked with UNESCO, NMA and on World Bank projects, she has deep insights into policy matters related to culture and development. In a personal capacity, she is affiliated with Tibet House New Delhi and is currently editing a book on tenet systems of the Nalanda Buddhist tradition.
Uttara Parikh
Retired Air India officer
She retired as Deputy Commercial Director from Air India and was Consultant to variou...
She retired as Deputy Commercial Director from Air India and was Consultant to various companies till Air India appointed her as Consultant in 2013, and she took art exhibitions to UNESCO Paris and to NGMA Delhi, was involved in cataloging of the Art Collection and organising exhibitions including "Dharohar" for the Ministry in Nov 2021 as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav program.
