Date of Birth | : | 22nd November, 1964 |
Educational qualification | : | Masters Degree in Veterinary Science majoring in Dairy Technology from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU), Hyderabad. Gold Medalist. |
Joined Indian Foreign Service | : | August 1989 |
Positions held : |
6th April, 2014 – till date | : | High Commissioner of India to Uganda [Concurrently accredited as High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Rwanda and Ambassador of India to the Republic of Burundi] |
October 2010 – February, 2014 | : | Minister/Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Ankara |
March 2009-October 2010 | : | Joint Secretary/Deputy Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. |
September 2006-March 2009 | : | Counsellor(Information)/Minister(Political), Embassy of India, Moscow |
September 2003-August 2006 | : | Counsellor (Press/Information), High Commission of India, Islamabad |
November 2002-August 2003 | : | Interim Consul General, Jalalabad, Afghanistan |
August 2002-November 2002 | : | Deputy Secretary on deputation to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), UN Secretariat, New York |
July 1999-August 2002 | : | First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India, New York. India’s Delegate to the Finance and Budgetary Affairs Committee. |
August 1998-July 1999 | : | Deputy Secretary(Foreign Service Personnel & Cadre), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. |
December 1996-August 1998 | : | Under Secretary on deputation to Ministry of Defence, New Delhi |
October 1993-November 1996 | : | Consul, Consulate General of India, St. Petersburg |
September 1991-September 1993 | : | Second Secretary(Eco & Com), Embassy of India, Tashkent |
December 1990-September 1991 | : | Third Secretary(Language Trainee), Embassy of India, Moscow |
Family | : | Married to Mrs. Kathyayini Chandra. Blessed with two daughters. |