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Advisory Board

Dr. Anup Swarup

Mr. Ramesh Dave, former Madhya Pradesh Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, has Served the forests of Madhya Pradesh as a member of the Indian Forest Service for more than 36 years in various capacities.

Mr. Dave was closely involved in Trading and Development of Non Timber Forest Products through M.P. State Minor Forest Produce Cooperative Federation, for about 19 years – the longest by any officer.

Mr. Dave was involved in introduction of quality assured manufacture of herbal products (Under Vindhya Herbal brand) and ensured their availability to everyone through a robust marketing mechanism. It is now a nationally accepted and popular brand.

Mr. Dave Worked as a member of the Forest Advisory Committee of MOEF &CC, Govt of India for 2 years. He was also the Chairman of the Committee formed by the Government Of Chhattisgarh for drafting of their State NTFP Policy.

Dr. Anup Swarup

Dr Anoop Swarup, is a renowned educationist and expert of revenue, finance and security matters and has a vast global experience.

He is Secretary General of the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific ( AUAP) and Chair of the Center for Global Nonkilling and Member Advisory Council for International Cities of Peace. In 2007, he was appointed by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon as UN Finance Expert for implementation of UN Security Council Resolution to stop the genocide in Darfur.

Swarup is a founder and trustee of the Indian Council of Gandhian Studies. He has been honoured with the Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Peace Award at the Hiroshima Ikeda Peace Memorial Hall. Till recently, he was Vice Chancellor of Jagran Lakecity University in Bhopal, India.

Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan

Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan was commissioned in the Armoured Corps in Dec 1978 and retired after over 37 years of distinguished service in Feb 2016. An Alumnus of DSSC Wellington and DSCSC Mirpur, Dhaka, he is considered a cerebral General and an expert in mechanized and mountain warfare. He has seen service along India’s both Western and Northern Borders.
He has had the opportunity to serve as the Defence Attaché in the Embassy of India Dushanbe, Tajikistan during the turbulent period post 9/11 from Oct 2003 to Mar 2007. 
His areas of interest include China, South and Central Asia, Indo-Pacific Region, Force Structure & Modernisation, and Future World Order & Regional Multilateralism. He has a large number of articles and papers published in Indian Journals and magazines (including web editions). He has also edited three books. He has presented his views regularly at various seminars and round tables in India and abroad.

He has special interest in preservation of green cover and conservation of forests and wildlife.

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Animesh Parihar

Animesh Parihar is a qualified Chartered Accountant by profession. He brings a depth of proven leadership with over 36 years of industry experience.

Animesh is also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Animesh is currently a strategic advisor to a number of organizations. He is
associated with PCB Partners, UK, as Consultant advising the Indian Pure Play
Companies in inorganic growth Internationally and Locally. He was the Head of Global Delivery at Finastra and was also responsible for the transformation program.
Prior to that Animesh was the Strategic Advisor to Bhopal Smart City – Government of Madhya Pradesh. He was the Executive Vice President at HCL Technologies, VP and Global head of Global Delivery at SAP and Senior VP Technology Services at Capgemini.

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