Sanjeev Chopra

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Sanjeev Chopra
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Ex-Director Of LBSNAA
Incumbent
Personal details
Born3 March 1961
Spouse(s)Rashmi Chopra
Children2
OccupationEX, IAS now Curator of Literary Festival

Sanjeev Chopra is a retired IAS officer of the 1985 batch; from Kapurthala, Punjab. He is now the primary patron and honorary consultant to a literary festival: the Valley of Words International Literary Festival,[1] held annually in Dehradun, India. He is the former Director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration.[2] Immediately prior to this, he was the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, in charge of Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Department and Director General of .[3]

Early life[]

He joined the Lyallpur Khatri College,[4] Jalandhar, where he made his mark as a public speaker , debater and organizer of cultural and literary activities. While editing the college magazine , The Beas , he also published his first book of poems Ecstasy in 1978 ,and wrote regularly for youth magazines , besides conducting programs at the local radio station. He topped the English Honours examination of the Guru Nanak Dev[5]

Career[]

Writing and Literary Festivals[]

Chopra at Valley of Words

The Valley of Words International Literary Festival, a unique literary festival held annually in Dehradun, was conceptualised under Chopra's leadership. Discussing the theme of the festival, he said:

Our endeavour has been to encourage all forms of creative expressions — from poetry to puppets, photography to philately, dance, theatre, music. In fact, the word is not just a word. It symbolises the evolution of humankind. In many ways, the word is subliminal and a city which does not give a central place to the arts cannot be lively, vibrant, aesthetic and inviting.[6]

Bibliography[]

Books[]

  • Ecstasy (Poetry Book) published in 1978, as the then-editor of the Lyallpur Khalsa College Magazine, The Beas
  • Ghatal Year Book (1989) published by the Information & Cultural Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal; the first attempt to capture the entire gamut of socio economic and cultural activities in an administrative sub division in India.
  • Management System for District Administrators published by National Management Program, MDI. Gurgaon as a monogram
  • Co-operatives : Policy Issues for the SAARC Region (Bookworld Dehradun)
  • Creating the Space (Bookworld Dehradun)
  • Co-operatives: From Control to Regulation (Bookworld Dehradun)
  • Ten Thousand Crores: A Personal Memoir of Industrialisation in Uttarakhand (Book World Dehradun)

Articles[]

Recent Articles
Title Date Link
Follow up on the findings :

A call to action on the issues highlighted by NABARD

20/08/2018 [7]
The untapped potential :

Trade between India and Bangladesh stands at $9 billion and can increase threefold by doing away with Non-Tariff Barriers

12/08/2018 [8]
Turf wars & marginal farmer :

West Bengal has taken pioneering steps in making the agriculture department sensitive to the needs of small growers.

06/08/2018 [9]
For a fluid management:

It is clear that changing the course of a river is not the best solution. Growing suitable crops instead is a smarter option

27/07/2018 [10]
Wider canvas for agriculture :

By limiting both state and market interventions to two major staples, we are damaging the long-term economic and ecological foundations of agricultural growth.

19/07/2018 [11]
Beyond wheat-rice duopoly :

To popularise nutri-cereals among farmers it is important to establish a robust pricing and support mechanism

12/07/2018 [12]
A requiem for pulses!:  

If paddy farmers get a raise, wheat farmers in Rabi can also expect a similar dispensation. Wheat shares a competitive advantage with paddy

04/07/2018 [13]
Market for organic producers 19/05/2016 [14]
PMKSY anchorage :

Agriculture port is a better bet

04/05/2016 [15]
The infinite potential of tourism 27/04/2016 [16]
Bringing pulses to the forefront 20/04/2016 [17]
Game changer for agriculture 14/04/2016 [18]
The Budgetary Head for Interest Subvention 16/03/2016 [19]
The Gobind Bhog Utsab 2016 02/03/2016 [20]
From the anecdotal to the empirical 24/02/2016 [21]
Farmers of the world unite! 17/02/2016 [22]
Doubling farmers income by 2020 10/02/2016 [23]
Maati Tirtha, Maati Utsab 03/02/2016 [24]
Changing dynamics of the Delhi Police 30/10/2015 [25]

References[]

  1. ^ "Valley of Words - Advisors". valleyofwords.org.
  2. ^ "LBSNAA Director's Message". lbsnaa.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ "IAS Posting Notification" (PDF). wbpar.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Lyallpur Khalsa College".
  5. ^ "MGSIPA, Punjab all set to ramp-up its role for training of IAS Officers of all states at various seniority levels". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  6. ^ Punch, The. "Word symbolises the evolution of humankind: Sanjeev Chopra". thepunchmagazine.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Follow up on the findings". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  8. ^ "The untapped potential". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Turf wars & marginal farmer". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  10. ^ "For a fluid management". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Wider canvas for agriculture". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Beyond wheat-rice duopoly". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  13. ^ "A requiem for pulses!". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Market for organic producers". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  15. ^ "PMKSY anchorage : Agriculture port is a better bet". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  16. ^ "The infinite potential of tourism". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Bringing pulses to the forefront". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Game changer for agriculture". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  19. ^ "The Budgetary Head for Interest Subvention". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  20. ^ "The Gobind Bhog Utsab 2016". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  21. ^ "From the anecdotal to the empirical". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  22. ^ "Farmers of the world unite!". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  23. ^ "Doubling farmers income by 2020". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  24. ^ "Maati Tirtha, Maati Utsab". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  25. ^ "Changing dynamics of the Delhi Police". Millennium Post. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

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