Dr Kiran Chadha

Dr Kiran Chadha is a former bureaucrat, a writer, a motivational speaker, a philanthropist and an adventurer. The author of two acclaimed books—Dalhousie… through My Eyes (a coffee table book) and Echoes of the Heart: Dil Se (a collection of English and Hindi poems/verses)—she has also written for many prestigious publications. Dr Chadha holds two PhDs and has presented numerous research papers in international conferences and seminars. Her exposition on the Second World War was published in 2001. She runs an NGO, Swachh Dalhousie: Clean Dalhousie. A dance, yoga, music and travel enthusiast, she has travelled to more than 50 countries, and considers the 220-kms trek to Kailash-Mansarovar in Tibet as the most arduous test of her physical and mental capabilities. Dr Chadha is the recipient of Shresht Putri Award by the Governor of Himachal Pradesh in 2002.Originally from Dalhousie, she currently lives between Gurugram and Dalhousie.