Yugal Joshi grew up in a remote village of Uttarakhand, and has traversed diverse territories while working in government, public and private sectors.
An alumnus of IIT Delhi and NUS Singapore, he is the co-author of authoritative books on Singapore’s water management, The Singapore Water Story, and on sustainable development, Creating Shared Values. He has also authored a novel Ram: The Soul of Time.
A keen student of history and a water enthusiast, he is currently Director, Swachh Bharat Mission, and lives in New Delhi with his wife and two children.