58 years old Pradip Bhattacharya from Calcutta, India. He is a former member of the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, he is on the editorial board of its Journal of Human Values and also on the Board of Directors of Webel Technologies Ltd., an IT company. Professionally an IAS officer, Pradip is academically an MA with Gold and Silver Medals, Post Graduate Diploma with distinction from Manchester, International HRD Fellow and an MD in Homeopathy, Pradip has to his credit 22 published books on Public Administration, comparative mythology, Mahabharata, Homeopathy Management and Human Values. His latest book being : Leadership and Power: Ethical Insights, from Oxford University Press, 2001. His favorite quote, "I raise my hands and I shout, but no one listens" and he likes to also emphasize Vyasa's saying, "From Dharma come wealth and pleasure. Why is Dharma not practiced?"
