Dr. Priyaranjan Trivedi (75), is a renowned institution builder, environmental scientist, and a charismatic leader with more than 50 years of teaching, training aas well as research experience in different areas of neology, ecology, environment, disaster management, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution, human rights, intellectual property rights, eco-tourism, geriatric care, blue economy, institution building and international relations. As the Founder President of Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Vishwa Hindu Vidyapeeth, he has implemented the most needed programmes at grassroot level having cultural, social, educational, environmental, economic and positive contents for the optimum development of the concept of Bhartiyata. He has been responsible for the establishment of many universities and professional as well as vocational institutions in Indiaand in other countries of the world. He has authored the World Encyclopaedias on emerging subjects like environmental sciences, remote sensing, health care, global peace, production and operations management, materials management, bioinformatics, green business management, habitat and population studies, geriatric care, blue economy, hinduism etc. As the President of the Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU) created during the NDA regime in the year 2004, Dr. Priyaranjan Trivedi has tried to unite all the 1450 plus universities in the country for optimising the available resources with a view to stopping the duplication of efforts in the area of higher and tertiary education. During his visits to different countries including USA, UK, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Korea, Mongolia, Zambia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Maldives, Indonesia, Russia, Poland and Thailand, Dr. Priyaranjan Trivedi has been able to transfer the appropriate technologies of institution building from India to the rest of the world. He has received more than 60 international and national awards and appreciations conferred upon him in many countries of the world for his outstanding contribution in the selected areas of alternative dispute resolution, diplomatic studies, interfaith studies, spiritual development etc. Dr. Priyaranjan Trivedi has designed a masterplan paradigm for leading India through appropriate guidance to the Government of India in the areas of skill development, entrepreneurial leadership besides managerial competence among the young boys and girls by advocating the slogan “Catch Them Young”. The Biographies of the dignitaries like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Narendra Modi, Ram Nath Kovind and Droupadi Murmu authored by him have been perused and appreciated by millions of Indians as well as foreigners engaged in public policy planning, management and development. His association with RSS dates back to the year 1968 where he had undergone training at the RSS centre at the BIT Mesra, Ranchi Shakha under the tuteladge of Prof. V. D. Agashe, a renowned scholar of enginerring. Dr. Priyaranjan Trivedi is a distinguished intellectual who is deeply committed to the ideas of neology and neocracy—two concepts that advocate for the continuous evolution of society through new, innovative ways of thinking and governance. As a firm believer in neology, he emphasizes the need for novel ideologies and approaches in every sphere of life, whether it be politics, culture, or technology. For Dr. Trivedi, embracing change and new ideas is not just a necessity but a moral imperative for the progress of society. He argues that static ideologies can stifle growth and that modern challenges require modern solutions.

Dr. Pandey Akhilesh Arun

Chairman and Head of Training