Shimla

Dr. Shimla holds double Masters’ Degree in English Literature and Political science, and Ph.D. in Federal Studies. In addition, she holds a diploma in Management and French language.

She has served, with both Federal and provincial Governments for over a period of thirty-eight years. Her longest stint has been in Parliamentary institutions, as Director in Lok Sabha, and as Joint Secretary in Delhi Legislative Assembly, and in the field of academia as Registrar in two state universities.

She continues to serve the academic world as Member on statutory bodies of a number of universities, and on the Governing Bodies of several colleges across the country and also keeps delivering talks on Indian culture and ethical values in India and abroad.

Her publications include, books: (i) Parliamentary Standing Committees in India—Role and relevance, (ii) Interpretation—Concept and Process, (iii) Democracy and Development under Rajiv Gandhi (Dissertation); and scores of research papers and articles on various subjects in the areas of her interest.