Avay Shukla is a retired officer of the
Indian Administrative Service (IAS), an environmentalist, and a writer.
Biography
Shukla obtained his Master's degree (English) from
Hindu College
Hindu College may refers to several colleges around the world, including:
India
*Dharmamurthi Rao Bhahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
* Gobardanga Hindu College, West Bengal
* Gokul Das Hindu Girls College, Moradab ...
,
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
, in 1973. He taught for two years at
Delhi University
Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate Central university (India), central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and ...
, before joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1975. He served in Delhi and the Indian Himalayan state of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...
in various capacities. Shukla retired from the IAS in December 2010, completing his official duties as the Additional Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh.
Shukla is the President of the Himachal Pradesh Trekking Association, and is one of the founding members of the Eco-Tourism Society of India.
Shukla has settled in a village, Puranikoti, above
Shimla
Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...
and divides his time between that and Delhi. He has two sons, Sidharth (a digital media executive with a multi-national company) and Saurabh (a finance and investment consultant) with his wife Neerja, a special educator who manages her own NGO working with children who are mentally and physically challenged.
Bibliography
Avay Shukla writes extensively on current affairs, the environment and conservation, the bureaucracy and governance, legal matters, social issues, societal peccadilloes and more. His work has been published in The New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Tribune, National Herald, The Morning Standard and on websites such as Sify.com, The Wire, The Citizen and Hillpost.com.
Books
* ''The Trails Less Travelled: Trekking the Himachal Himalayas''
* ''The Spectre of Choor Dhar: Tales from the Mountains''
*''PolyTicks, DeMocKrazy & MumboJumbo: Babus, Mantris and Netas (Un)Making Our Nation''
*''India: The Wasted Years''
References
External links
* http://avayshukla.blogspot.com/
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Living people
21st-century Indian writers
Indian travel writers
Indian environmentalists
Indian Administrative Service officers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Himalayan studies