Background
Rawat, Ajay Singh was born on July 13, 1948 in Naini Tal, India. Son of Dhyan Singh and Ganga (Rautela) Rawat.
Rawat, Ajay Singh was born on July 13, 1948 in Naini Tal, India. Son of Dhyan Singh and Ganga (Rautela) Rawat.
Master of Arts in History, Kumaon University, Naini Tal, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in History, Kumaon University, Naini Tal, 1980.
Lecturer in history Kumaon University, 1973-1986, reader in history, 1986-1988, head history, 1988-1995. Director research Center for Development Studies U.P. Academy Administration, Naintal, since 1995. Executive director Research & Extention Association for Conservation, Horticulture and Agro Forestry, New Delhi, 1992-1995, national board directors, since 1995.
Member executive committee Institute History Studies, Calcutta, since 1993. Member state committee World Wide Fund, Lucknow, India, since 1996. Advisor Himalayan Environ, Darjeeling, India, since 1995, Himalayan Action Research Center, Dehradun, India, 1996.
Chairman tropical forest history group International Union foretry Research Organizations, Vienna, Austria, since 1996.
Active in environmental organizations. Member monitoring committee Indian Supreme Court. Fellow Indian Council Science Society Research (senior ).
Member Indian History Congress (life), Institute History Studies Calcutta (life), Forest History Society, Central Himalayan Environmental Association (life), Society for Himalayan Environmental Rehabilitation and Peoples Action (life), Peoples Action on Himalayan Area Research (life).
Married Sushma Bhandari, December 4, 1980.