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Dr. Atul Sharma

A strategic thinker,public intellectual,action oriented researcher and a powerful speaker. He is widely respected for his depth on his independent mind. Atul Sharma is widely regarded as one of leading strategic thinker and analysts, a well known commentator on international affairs and an independent think tank. He is very well known as a commentator on regional and international issues,development studies, societal regeneration and international diplomacy. A man of conviction and commitment Atul Sharma is very actively and strongly a part of RSS ( a nationalist social outfit). He is a motivational speaker, widely sough after not only for his insight but for his clear articulation in different parts of the world.He has been invited to various premier institutions internationally and his writings evoke interest across cultures, globally, on various topics. As vox populii he accomplishes the difficult task of bridging the perceptions and aspirations of the under-educated and the thinking communities with high literacy index.

Education and career

Atul Sharma holds a PhD in Robotics and satellite controlling from Massachusetts Institutes of technology. After passing the 12th examination at Kendriya Vidyalaya,India, he did bachelor from Indian Institutes to Technology, Kharagpur, India and a Master of Science from the  Massachusetts  Institute of Technology ( MIT) United States.A specialist on international security and arms control. Served as a Vice President and Director of Research for IBM Research, and Sr Vice President to Tiscali Research. He served as Head of the U.S. Defence research for more the eight years, in Department of Defence, U.S.

Multiple recognitions have come his way,from the earliest stage,which include the best young research scholar, best young scientist, best scientist awards by different organisations and society. Currently he is member of several societies and organisations,think tanks, advising opinion leaders and senior political executives,among other things, in matters related to defence thinking, foreign policy, foreign diplomacy,start up ventures,entrepreneurial growth and governance. He has accepted formal membership of ;Council on foreign relations, Council for Indian foreign policy, Vivekanand International foundation and is a part of several other think tanks around the world.

Early life

Born in an orthodox Saraswat brahmin family in Barauni refinery, Begusarai district in Bihar,India. His father, Late. Sri.A K Sharma, used to work in Barauni refinery and his mother, Madhuri Sharma, was a home maker. Although his roots are from United Punjab and some part of Kashmir, his family is settled in Capital city of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.