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Dharmendra Jai Narain, popularly known as DJ Narain, is an Indian personality who has achieved national eminence in a wide array of diverse activities such as music composition, theatre direction, publishing, academia and a civil services.

Education and Civil Services Career
D J Narain has been a student of Lucknow University and IIT Kanpur, where he was pursuing his PhD in Economics. Starting his career as a lecturer of Monetary Economics, DJ Narain joined Indian Civil Services in 1990. He has served on several councils and held esteemed positions such as Director - Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Director General - Films Division , Member - National School of Drama , Editor-in-chief - Sainik Samachar , Director of Communications - 12th South Asian Games , Vice Chairman of Media Promotion - 2007 Military World Games.

Music and Arts
DJ Narain founded the band Aryans along with 2 more members in 1998. Along with his band and collaborations with other musicians he has released the following albums:  Aryans ..The beginning ( 1998-PolyGram Records),  Ankhon Mein Tera Hi Chehra ( 1999-PolyGram Records),  Yeh Hawa Kehti Hai Kya ( 2000-PolyGram Records),  Dekha Hai Teri Ankhon Ko (2002-Universal Music),  Best of Aryans ( 2003- Universal Music ),  Hai Dil( 2004-Times Music),  Kehta Hai Dil Yahi Bar Bar( 2006- T Series),  Victory ( Various Artists -2005 –Universal Music).

The music video of Ankhon Mein Tera Hi Chera was also responsible for launching the career of Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor.

DJ Narain has directed and co-written the plays "Jamunia ….tasveer badalte bharat ki" (2010) and "Priya Power" (2013).

In 2009, he was awarded the Karmaveer Puraskaar - Artist for change and was described as "perhaps the only person in India who can be dubbed as rockstar and civil servant simultaneously".