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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
The book is about a village boy, who got rearing under the patronage of God-fearing mother and disciplinarian father, who was running a grocery shop in the nearby town. Struggling with the least facilities in the village and later in the nearby town, the boy could become lecturer in a degree college. Though he lost his job, the young boy was determined not to give up and succeeded in getting job in NCERT- The National level body.
The book has many interesting innovations in education that are discussed including a chapter on the infamous Bhopal Gas tragedy of 1984. Later, the young teacher got an invitation from Manchester University for joining the course on EPPAM, thus initiating exposure to culture and functioning of a developed country. Thus adding anecdotes from U.K. Paris, New York, Sydney, Gold Coast, Auckland, and San Francisco, the autobiography also explores the Covid- 19 pandemic, and proposes meditation as conceived during Kriya Yoga.
Ved Prakash Gupta
Ved Prakash Gupta is a recipient of the National Merit Scholarship from Govt. of India in Matriculation examination from Punjab University in 1962. Dr. Gupta has a meritorious M.Sc. (Chemistry) from Kurukshetra University. After serving as lecturer in Chemistry for about five years in Hindu College Sonipat and about two years in Delhi Administration, Dr. Gupta joined NCERT (RCE) Bhopal as a lecturer in Chemistry in 1975. Dr. Gupta has been the only research guide in both Chemistry and Education. Dr. Gupta completed EPPAM (Educational Project Planning and Management) course from University of Manchester. It was a great honour for Dr. Gupta to participate in SAARC countries conference in Dhaka in 2001 for poverty alleviation and acting as a member of World Bank Team in 1999. Dr. Gupta has been Co- author of Chemistry Textbooks of M.P. Textbook Corporation and NCERT and published more than 150 research papers / articles in various areas of education.
