Executive Committee

INDIAN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY CONGRESS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(Meeting to be held once in a year)

Position	Name and Address	State
President	Prof. S P Bansal, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh	HP
Sr. Vice President	Dr. Sandeep Kulshreshtha, IITTM, Gwalior, (M.P.)	MP
Sr. Vice President	Prof. Manoj Dixit, Former Vice Chancellor, R.M.L.A.U, Faizabad, (U.P.)	UP
Vice President	Prof. Lav Kush Mishra, Department of Tourism, BR Ambedkar University, Agra, U.P.	UP
Vice President	Dr. Binota MeinemChairperson, Women Commission, Manipur	Manipur
Vice President	Prof. S S Sarkar, Department of Management, Tejpur University, Assam	Assam
Vice President	Prof. Mohinder Chand, Department of Tourism, Kurukshetra, Haryana	Haryana
Vice President	Prof. Sampad Swain, Head, Department of Tourism, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry	Pondicherry
General Secretary	Prof. Deepak Raj Gupta, Director, Tourism Studies, Jammu University, Jammu& Kashmir	J&K
Joint Secretary	Prof. Parikshit Manhas, School of Tourism and Hospitality Studies, University of Jammu, J&K	J&K
Joint Secretary	Prof. Rajesh Ragde, Head, Department of Tourism, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Marathwara University, Aurangabad, Maharastra	Maharashtra
Joint Secretary	Prof. Sheeba Hamid, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.	UP
Joint Secretary	Dr. J.K. Mangaraj, Principal, Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Gujarat
Joint Secretary	Dr. Dileep M.R. Head-Dept. of Travel and Tourism, Pazhassiraja College (Calicut University), Kerala	Kerala
Joint Secretary	Dr. Pawan Gupta, Nodal Officer, IITTM, Noida	UP
Joint Secretary	Dr. Anil Kumar Singh, Banaras Hindu University	UP
Treasurer & Central Office Secretary	Prof. Prashant Gautam, UIHTM, Panjab University, Chandigarh	Chandigarh

Advisory Board (Past Presidents)

1	Prof. D.S. Bhardwaj	Haryana
2	Prof. S.C. Bagri	Uttarakhand
3	Prof. Sitikantha Mishra	Odisha
4	Prof. Kapil Kumar	New Delhi
5	Prof. Manjula Chaudhari	Haryana

National Executive Members

1.	Md. Rashid Khan, Associate Professor, Bihpuria College, P.O. Bihpuria, District Lakhimpur, Assam	Assam
2.	Chef T. K. Rajdan, Principal, CIHM, Chandigarh	Chandigarh
3.	Dr. Arun Singh Thakur, UIHTM, Panjab University, Chandigarh	Chandigarh
4.	Dr. Paramit Shuklabaidya, IGNOU, New Delhi	Delhi
5.	Dr. Ranbir Singh, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh	Haryana
6.	Dr. Sandeep Malik, Director, Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management, MDU, Rohtak	Haryana
7.	Prof. C.M. Parsheera, Institute of Vocational (Tourism) Studies, H.P. University, Shimla (H.P.)	HP
8.	Dr. Suman Sharma, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharmshala, H.P.	HP
9.	Dr. Riyaz Qureshi, Department of Tourism, University of Kashmir University, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir	J&K
10.	Dr. Amit Gangotia, Department of Travel and Tourism, Central University of Jammu, Jammu	J&K
11.	Dr. Joby Thomas, Coordinator, Department of Tourism, Christ University Bangalore	Karnataka
12.	Mr. Rajiv Mishra, Associate Professor – Hospitality & Tourism, ITC Welcom group Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA) Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India	Karnataka
13.	Dr. Urvashi Yashroy, Director, Tuli College of Hotel Management, Nagpur	Maharashtra
14.	Dr. Saurabh Dixit, North Eastern Hill University,  Meghalaya	Meghalaya
15.	Dr. Jitender Mohan Mishra, Indira Gandhi Tribal University, Amarkantak, M.P.	MP
16.	Dr. Adyasha Das, IITTM, Bhubhneshwar, Odisha	Odisha
17.	Mr. Rasmikanta Roul, Principal, Premiere Instt. Of Hotel Management Address- Principal. P.I.H.M.C.T.T, Puri, Odisha-752001	Odisha
18.	Mr. Manish Sharma, Principal, Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Chandigarh University, Punjab	Punjab
19.	Chef. Harpreet Jandu, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar	Punjab
20.	Dr. Amit Datta, Associate Professor & Head , School of Hotel Management, Manipal University, Jaipur	Rajasthan
21.	Dr. V. T. Bindu, Department of Tourism, Avinashilingham University, Coimbatore	Tamilnadu
22.	Dr. Thangaswamy Milton, Head, B.Sc. Hotel and Catering Mgmt., Asian Memorial Arts and Science College, Chennai, Tamilnadu	Tamilnadu
23.	Prof. R. Kannan, Centre for Tourism and Hotel Management, Madurai Kamaraj University College, Madurai	Tamilnadu
24.	Dr. Ashok Kumar, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Kumaun University, Nainital	Uttarakhand
25.	Dr. S.K. Singh, COO, Amrapali Institute of Hotel Management, Haldwani, Uttrakhand	Uttarakhand
26.	Prof. Sunil Kabia, Department of Tourism, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P.	UP
27.	Prof. Manohar Sajnani, Amity University, Noida, U.P.	UP
28.	Prof. U.N. Shukla, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management,DR. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra	UP
29.	Prof. Aparna Raj, ITHM, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi	UP
30.	Dr. Praveen S. Rana, Department of Tourism, Banaras Hindu University, U.P.	UP
31.	Mr. Nisheeth Srivastava, Principal, Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata, West Bengal	West Bengal
32.	Prof. Amitava Mitra, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh

 

Regional Bodies

Prof. Sutheeshna Babu, Nodal Officer, NIWS, Goa	President, Western Region
Dr. Madhuri Sawant Department of Tourism, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Marathwara University, Aurangabad, Maharastra	Secretary, Western Region
Prof. Bivraj Parida, Head, Department of Tourism, Burdwan University, West Bengal	President, Eastern Region
Prof. Chandan Goswami, Department of Tourism, Tejpur University, Assam	Secretary, Eastern Region
Prof. S K Gupta, Department of Tourism, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand	President, Northern Region
Dr. Varinder Rana, Dy Dean – Tourism & Hospitality, GNA University, Punjab	Secretary, Northern Region
Prof.Venkat Rao,  Department of Tourism, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry	President, Southern Region
Dr. D Antony Ashok kumar, Head, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, SRM University, Chennai.	Secretary, Southern Region

Member – Strategic Action Committee

1.	Dr. Jaswinder Kumar, UIHTM, Panjab University, Chandigarh	Chandigarh
2.	Dr. Arvind Dubey, SOTHSSM, IGNOU, New Delhi	Delhi
3.	Dr. Anush Ambardar, Head, Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Central University of Haryana	Haryana
4.	Dr. Nitin Vyas, Institute of Vocational (Tourism) Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla	Himachal
5.	Dr. C.S. Barua, IITTM Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh
6.	Parth Joshi, National Livelihood Specialist (SECURE Himalaya) UNDP, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi	New Delhi
7.	Dr. Sandeep Walia, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab	Punjab
8.	Dr. Amit Kumar Singh, Department of Tourism, Central University of Sikkim	Sikkim
9.	Dr. P. Shyju, Department of Tourism, Banaras Hindu University	UP
10.	Dr. Yashpal Negi,  Principal/Director, State Institute of Hotel Management (SIHMCT) New Tehri	Uttarakhand

 

Nominated International Members

Dr. Marina Ambrochhechio, UET, Italy	Italy
Dr. ChristopheMartin, HIT, Cannes	France
Dr. Khamidov Obidjon, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan
Dr.Asad Mohsin, Hamilton, NewZealand	New Zealand
Dr. D.A.C. Silva, Colombo Sri Lanka	Srilanka
Dr.  Amitabh Upadhya,Sharjah, UAE	UAE
Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni Dubai, UAE	UAE
Dr. Robert John Inbakaran Melbourne, Australia	Australia
Dr. Duisembayev Azamat, ENU, Nur-Sultan	Kazakhstan
Prof. G.S. Rashidul Hasan	Bangladesh
Dr. C. Inigo, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Manila	Philippines
Dr. Toney K. Thomas, Deputy Dean, School of Tourism,  Taylor’s University	Malaysia