Mr Vivek Atray IAS Hry (Retd)
Mr Vivek Atray, ex IAS, is a Motivational Speaker, Author, Mentor, Advisor, Columnist and Visiting Professor. He resigned from the Indian Administrative Service, IAS, in 2017.
He has 14 TEDx Talks and 5 highly popular JOSH Talks. Over 10 million people have viewed his videos on YouTube including major podcasts.
He is the founder of SUVICHAR Think Tank, Advisor with KRUU and Visiting Professor and Chair of the Yogananda Centre for Theology at Shoolini University. He is also a co-founder of the Vibrant Networking Forum, Playwrite Foundation, Chandigarh Literary Society and Co-Convenor of INTACH Chandigarh. He is a former member of the Governor’s Advisory Council for Chandigarh UT.
Vivek Atray has spoken in India and abroad at events of HORASIS, BIMSTEC, NASSCOM, CII, TIE, NCGG, LBSNAA, IIFT, ISB, Universities, Colleges, Schools and private companies. He has trained Civil Services officers from Cambodia, Maldives, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka apart from Indian State Civil Services officers. He has also trained hundreds of visiting public health professionals including Doctors and Paramedical staff from across the world as part of the International Public Health Management Development Programme (IPHMDP).
He addresses audiences from Industry, Academia, Government, et al, on the Nuances of Leadership, Good Governance, Inter personal relations, Emotional Intelligence, Life Skills, People Skills, Public Speaking Skills, Meditation, Calmness, Entrepreneurship, Education & Sports Management.
He has inspired thousands of youngsters to adopt a cheerful, positive and multi-dimensional approach to their lives.
His novels are “Move on Bunny!” & “Dubey ji Bounces Back”. He writes a fortnightly column- Random Forays- for the Hindustan Times. His motivational books are IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE and FINDING SUCCESS WITHIN. And now also, THE MIDDLE of EVERYTHING.
As Director IT and Tourism he was the man behind the Chandigarh IT Park. He spearheaded the award winning e-SAMPARK project. He was quoted by The New York Times and The Observer of UK during this period.
As DC Panchkula he initiated projects such as Village Mentoring and Aadar Samman (Respect for the Elderly). He has also remained posted as Director Industries, Director Technical Education and Director Public Relations for the Government.
He has been organising the annual All India JP Atray Cricket Tournament since 1992. Vivek himself was an under-19 cricketer at the national level.
He is an Electronics Engineer from NIT Kurukshetra. He has a diploma in French. His favourite book is the Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda.