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 8 TEDx Talks and 5 highly popular JOSH Talks. Over 5 million people have viewed his videos on YouTube including his very popular interview with Ranveer Ahlabadia aka Beer Biceps.
He is the founder of SUVICHAR Think Tank, Visiting Professor and Chair of the Yogananda Centre for Theology at Shoolini University, . He is also a founder of the Vibrant Networking Forum, Playwrite Foundation, Chandigarh Literary Society and Co-Convenor of INTACH Chandigarh. He is a member of the Governor's Advisory Council for Chandigarh UT.
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. Vivek Atray is an acclaimed orator and has spoken in India and abroad at events of HORASIS, NASSCOM, CII, TIE, NCGG, LBSNAA, IIFT, ISB, Universities, Colleges, Schools and private companies.
His novels are "Move on Bunny!" & "Dubey ji Bounces Back". He writes a fortnightly column- Random Forays- for the Hindustan Times. His new books are IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and FINDING SUCCESS WITHIN.
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 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.
