Background
Singh, Tej Vir was born on July 30, 1930 in Meerut, U.P., India. Son of Thakur Das and Leela Vati Yadava.
Singh, Tej Vir was born on July 30, 1930 in Meerut, U.P., India. Son of Thakur Das and Leela Vati Yadava.
Master of Arts in English Literature, U. Lucknow, India, 1952; Bachelor of Laws, U. Lucknow, India, 1953; Master of Arts in Geography, Agra U., India, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism, U. Kanpur, India, 1972.
Lecturer in English, Niblett College, Barabanki, India, 1952-1954;
lecturer in English, Hindu College, Moradabad, India, 1955-1956;
lecturer in English, Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Lucknow, India, 1957-1962;
professor department geography, Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College U. Lucknow, 1962-1967;
professor and director, U. Garhwal, Srinagar, India, 1977-1988;
professor and director, Center for Tourism Research & Development, Lucknow, since 1989. Senior research fellow Ford Foundation, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1987-1988. Consultant tourism United Nations Environmental Program Paris, Nairobi, since 1990;executive member International Geograph.
Union group on Heritage/Sustainable Tourism, Washington, 1992. Consultant ecotourism Belagio, Italy, Rockefeller Foundation, Washington, 1993. Technical advisor GreenGlobe, London, 1995.
(Contributed articles.)
Founder, member Indian Society for Tourism Research and Development, Lucknow, 1976. Founder, president Center for Tourism Research and Development, 1976, Indian Society.for Environmental Development, 1982. Member International Academy Study Tourism (chair India chapter), Asia Pacific Tourism Association.
Married Jagdish Kaur, 1960 (deceased). Children: Samir, Salil, Sagar.