Achivements

QUALIFICATIONS :

B.Com (Hora Gold Medallist - Sri Ram College of Commerce) & M.B.A. (Delhi University)
PHD (Business Studies) from Intercultural Open University, Opeinde - The Netherlands.

HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS OF GOVERNMENT BODIES:

  • Tourism Board of the Government of India
  • Government sponsored UP Tourism Board
  • Board of Governor's - Govt. Institute of Tourism & Travel Management - Gwalior
  • Airport Authority of India
  • Planning Commission - Tourism Committee
  • Hotel Classification Committee.

TRAVEL & TOURISM WRITINGS:

  • Columnist with Hindustan Times (Metro) on Tourism & Civil Aviation (1999)
  • Regular contributor to almost all Newspapers on Travel & Tourism
  • Editor - IATO News

COMPANY PROFILE:

Started STIC in 1973, which from a humble beginning has grown into India's number one airline marketing organisation with a team of over 450 professionals and 40 offices in all the major cities of the country.

POSITIONS HELD:

  • 1966-67 - President of Delhi University Students Union
  • 1967-70 - President of All India Central Board of University Students Union (representing more than 9 million students)
  • 1995-2000 - Elected President (Unanimously) of the Indian Association of Tour Operators
  • Life Member - Youth Hostels Association of India & YMCA of India
  • Elected Executive Members - New Delhi Traders Association
  • Expert Committee of Tourism for, ASSOCHAM, FICCI, CII, PHD Chamber of Commerce etc.
  • Member (Government of India Committees) for Airport Authority of India Committee
  • Planning Commission Tourism Committee, Hotel Classification Committee.

OTHER AWARDS:

  • Recipient of Rashriya Ratna Award from United Indians at a glittering function in 2001.
  • Recipient of the Alumni Award from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University
  • Gem of India Award 1991
  • Udyog Gaurav Award 1992
  • Indian Friendship Society Award 1992
  • Award for Excellence 1991
  • Award for promoting national integration and contribution to the Tourism Industry of India. Order of Merit 1994.
  • Recipient of the International man of the millennium Award from International Biographical Centre, Cambridge
  • Indira Gandhi Millennium Award 2000 and the 5000 personalities of the World award from the American Biographical Institute.
  • Also received several honors and awards from the Airlines represented.
  • Received Outstanding Task Force Leader Award 2001.

CHIEF GUEST OR MAIN SPEAKER:

  • Kurukshetra University-U.G.C. Seminar on Pilgrimage Tourism in Haryana, 1996
  • Annual Valedictory Function of the University of Pondicherry, Deptt. of Management & Tourism held in Madras, 1996
  • Institute of Tourism and Fashion Technology, Chandigarh 1995
  • Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow, U.P
  • Institute of Tourism Studies, Ghaziabad, U.P
  • ASSOCHAM Seminar on marketing strategy in the service industry
  • Asian Business Forum in Malacca
  • Malaysia organized by PATA
  • The World Marketing Conference organized by the Institute of Marketing and Management, New Delhi
  • Panel Speaker at the One World-One Market Vision 2020 (international conference organized by the travel and management studies, University of Delhi
  • Key note speaker : Tourism as a career for Army Officers seminar held at Chandigarh, Institute of Marketing Management.

PHILANTHROPIC WORK:
STIC has always been in the forefront and donates regularly to various educational institutions, hospitals and societies through its awakening charitable trust. The recipients include :-

  • Delhi University
  • Carmel Convent School
  • Radha Swami Hospital (Beas)
  • Spastic Society of India
  • Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust
  • Shanti Avenda Ashram trust
  • Bapu Adarsh Vidyalaya
  • Arya Kanya Vidyalaya.
  • STIC also gives scholarships to the needy students.