Dnyaneshwar Mulay
Dnyaneshwar Mulay – ज्ञानेश्वर मुळे (Jñānēśvar Muḷē), an Indian Career Diplomat who superannuated after 35 years of service, was appointed by the President of India as the Member, National Human Rights Commission in April 2019. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1983 and has since served in several capacities, including the Consul General of India, New York, and the High Commissioner of India, Male, Maldives. He is a successful writer and has written over 15 books, which have been translated in Arabic, Dhivehi, Urdu, Kannada and Hindi. His magnum-opus – Maati, Pankh ani Akash, written in Marathi, has received immense popularity and has also been prescribed in the Arts curriculum at the North Maharasthra University, Jalgaon (Maharashtra). He has inspired a number of socio-educational projects including Balodyan, an orphanage in his native village, and the Dnyaneshwar Mulay Education Society, which seeks to introduce innovative concepts like Global Education.
Dr Dnyaneshwar Manohar Mulay | |
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| Member, National Human Rights Commission | |
| Assumed office April 2019 | |
| Secretary of Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs | |
| In office January 2016 – April 2019 | |
| Consul General of India, New York | |
| In office April 2013 – January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Prabhu Dayal |
| Succeeded by | Riva Ganguly Das |
| High Commissioner of India, Male, Maldives | |
| In office April 2009 – March 2013 | |
| Foreign Service Advisor, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi | |
| In office May 2006 – March 2009 | |
| Minister (Economic and Political), Embassy of India, Damascus, Syria | |
| In office August 2003 – May 2006 | |
| Deputy High Commissioner, High Commission of India, Mauritius | |
| In office July 2002 – July 2003 | |
| Director, Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), New Delhi | |
| In office September 1998 – June 2002 | |
| First Secretary/Counselor, Economic/Commercial, Embassy of India Tokyo | |
| In office August 1995 – September 1998 | |
| First Secretary Economic/Commercial, Embassy of India, Moscow | |
| In office June 1992 – August 1995 | |
| Under Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, New Delhi | |
| In office January 1989 – May 1992 | |
| Third/Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Tokyo, Japan | |
| In office September 1984 – December 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1958 India |
| Spouse | Sadhna Shanker |
| Children | A daughter and 2 sons |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai Shivaji University Vidya Niketan School |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Author, Columnist |