Avay Shukla Explained

Avay Shukla is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), an environmentalist, and a writer.

Biography

Shukla obtained his Master's degree (English) from Hindu College, Delhi, in 1973. He taught for two years at Delhi University, before joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1975. He served in Delhi and the Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh in various capacities. Shukla retired from the IAS in December 2010, completing his official duties as the Additional Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh.^[1]

Shukla is the President of the Himachal Pradesh Trekking Association, and is one of the founding members of the Eco-Tourism Society of India.^[2]

Shukla has settled in a village, Puranikoti, above Shimla and divides his time between that and Delhi. He has two sons, Sidharth (a digital media executive with a multi-national company) and Saurabh (a finance and investment consultant) with his wife Neerja, a special educator who manages her own NGO working with children who are mentally and physically challenged.

Bibliography

Avay Shukla writes extensively on current affairs, the environment and conservation, the bureaucracy and governance, legal matters, social issues, societal peccadilloes and more. His work has been published in The New Indian Express,^[3] The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Tribune,^[4] National Herald,^[5] The Morning Standard and on websites such as Sify.com,^[6] The Wire,^[7] The Citizen^[8] and Hillpost.com.^[9]

Books

• The Trails Less Travelled: Trekking the Himachal Himalayas^[10]
• The Spectre of Choor Dhar: Tales from the Mountains^[11]
• PolyTicks, DeMocKrazy & MumboJumbo: Babus, Mantris and Netas (Un)Making Our Nation^[12]
• India: The Wasted Years^[13]

External links

• http://avayshukla.blogspot.com/

Notes and References

1. Web site: The strange language of governance. The New Indian Express.
2. Web site: 2019-07-22. Ecotourism Society of India—Working Towards Sustainable Tourism. ibex expeditions. en-GB.
3. Web site: Avay Shukla. The New Indian Express. en.
4. Web site: Service. Tribune News. Angling for top posts: Rot in IAS has set from within. Tribuneindia News Service. en.
5. Web site: Avay Shukla Latest Stories, Exclusive News Articles and Opinions. National Herald. en.
6. Web site: Latest News on avay shukla Page 1. www.sify.com.
7. Web site: Avay Shukla : Exclusive News Stories by Avay Shukla on Current Affairs, Events at The Wire. The Wire.
8. Web site: The Citizen - Independent Journalism Indian News. The Citizen. en-US.
9. Web site: Avay Shukla – Hill Post. en-US.
10. Book: Shukla, Avay. The Trails Less Travelled: Trekking the Himachal Himalayas. 2015. Niyogi Books. 978-93-83098-76-7. en.
11. Web site: Spectre of Choor Dhar - Tales from The Mountains. www.goodreads.com.
12. Web site: PolyTicks, DeMocKrazy & MumboJumbo. www.goodreads.com.
13. Web site: Thapar. Karan. 20 July 2021. Watch Launch of the book India: The Wasted Years by Avay Shukla. 2021-07-22. The Wire.