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Arjun K. Sengupta, Chairman
(Ph.d (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Dr. Sengupta is currently Adjunct Professor of Development and Human Rights, Harvard University, and Professor (Honorary), Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi.

He was the Independent Expert on the Right to Development at the Human Rights Commission, Geneva and Chairman. Currently he is the IndependentExpert on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights at the Human Rights Commission, Geneva and is also Chairman (with a Cabinet Minister's rank) of the National Commission on Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector. His work at CDHR involves the implementation of RTD in the context of South Asia in general and India in particular.

Dr. Sengupta has served as Economic Adviser to the Government of India and Special Secretary to the Prime Minister.   He was India's Ambassador to European Union at Brussels and Executive Director for India, Bangladesh and Bhutan at the International Monetary Fund and a Special Adviser to the Managing Director, IMF.   He retired from the Government as Member Secretary of the Indian Planning Commission and was Professor of International Economic Organization, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru   University, New Delhi.
 


 




Bantu Kalra Systems Administrator and Private Secretary to the Chairman

Mr.Kalra has been working at CDHR since its inception in 1999. He has extensive experience in computer based applications, and has worked in graphic design for the print media. He is also the resident librarian. Presently, he is working as Secretary to Dr. Arjun Sengupta. Chairman CDHR..

 



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