Brijesh Kumar, I.A.S.(Retired)

It is truly an honour to have a visionary such as Mr. Brijesh Kumar among us, who has recently retired from the post of Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Information Technology. Mr. Kumar with 36 years of vast, rich and diverse experience has had the distinction of holding key positions in various facets of the Government. As Chairman & CEO, greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, he has had the opportunity of building a new city, providing an innovative dimension and direction to urban planning and execution. We, the residents of Greater Noida are a testimony of this fact.

Mr. Brijesh Kumar’s clear sightedness was reflected in the way Greater Noida was successfully planned, developed, and maintained as a city with a difference in terms of city planning, quality of infrastructure, urban design, landscaping, cleanliness, and ambience. Emphasis was laid on providing a high quality of infrastructure comparable to international standards and to providing a high quality of infrastructure comparable to international standards and to provide for an environment of plenty.

With his expertise in the areas of Urban planning, Urban design and Urban Form, Landscaping, Creation and Maintenance of High Quality Infrastructure and Civic Services, Urban Management, Urban Financing, Public- Private Partnerships in Urban Services, Citizen’s Participatory Institutions, and various other facets of urban development and management, Mr.Brijesh Kumar and was able to provide an innovative dimension and direction to urban planning and execution in Greater Noida, a city that is now generally recognized as a new paradigm in urban development and planning.

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The number of who’s who in the city has been growing steadily. Any city is known for those who stay in the city. These “who’s who” exert pressure on prices of the property to a great extent. “Their”, number & size would also build-up pressure on the authorities to provide for adequate and better quality of urban civic services. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority and the Gautam Buddha Nagar District Administration has now the greater responsibility to rise to “their” expectations, else the city would go like any other city. We would like to introduce few of them. People of Greater Noida may please suggest names of persons and can e mail their details for inclusion in this list along with photograph.

Shri Aditya Ghildyal

Shri Aditya Ghildyal of New Holland Tractors and President of Association of Greater Noida Industries (AGNI) has been doing social services over a period of 18 years to Gautam Buddha Nagar District Industries. In a recent unfortunate incident of CEO killing, he rendered timely and speedy help to the victims of violence and played a lead role in liaisoning with hospital, police and the government authorities. DM Honorred Aditya Ghildyal in Ek Shaam Parichowk Ke Naam

Ajay Jain

Omnipresent in every art, cultural, music, social, sports, religious programmes in the “Green City”, recipient of the “Rajdhani Ratan” and “Jyotish Ratna” samman of Delhi Government, Chairman and CEO of Date E Meida TV Network, Vastu Consultant, Spiritual Healer, Social Worker, President of Sector Management Council, Shri Ajay Jain has been actively and consistently involved in the evolution of “World City”. As a president of SMC took initiative and lead in solving problems related to security, cycle rickshaw, weekly bazaar etc. Knows the nerve centre of problem area of our city and always ready with solutions as well. He is equipped with excellent social networking skills, which are used for making the “Green City” life. lively.

Dr D.K.Garg, Chairman Ishan Institute

As the Executive Director as well as the Founding Chairman of one of the premiere educational institutes of Greater Noida, Ishan Institute of Management and Technology, Mr. D.K.Garg is at the forefront of reforming the quality of education in India. Through his 25 years of experience ranging in various academic posts, Mr. Garg has been going closer to his vision of increasing managerial ethos and help creating a corruption free India. His varied awards and achievements reflect his innate potential to constantly ameliorate. His book ‘Phir Vahi Talaash’ along with other publications, are eye openers in terms of the current socio-economic conditions of the society. It would be insufficient to say that Dr. Garg is not only a radical academician in his own right but also a man of many a talent.

Dr Hariwansh Chaturvedi, Director BIMTECH

Ph. D. (Business Management), Agra University, Agra, 1979

M. Com., Agra University, Agra, 1976

B. Com. Agra University, Agra, 1974

Positions & Posts Held:

Director, All India Council for Technical Education, 1998 - 1999   Deputy Director, All India Council for Technical Education, 1995 - 1998   Readers- Sr. Lecturer, RBS College, Agra University, Agra, 1977- 1995   Lecturer, Sahu Jain College, Bijnore, 1977

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Goswamy Sushil Ji Maharaj

Harold Williams

One of the best-kept secrets of Greater Noida, is THE FORMER Executive Director, YMCA Greater Noida and Executive Director, Fr. Agnel ( "Balbhawan") Beta-II, which today has established itself as the focal point of Greater Noida. Preceding this, he was the Communications Officer for The Leprosy Mission, India where in he was not only liaising but also meeting the physical, psychosocial and economic needs of those affected by leprosy. His range of experiences definitely knows no bounds, reflected through his education at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom and The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom as well as posts held at various other countries such as Executive Secretary for Communications, Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), Hong Kong.  He has relentlessly undertaken roles that have without exception played a very dynamic role in the organisations’ evolvement. Quite apparently, his hobbies also range from audio/video production to disability concerns to nature conservation to promotion of Christian art and music to folk art forms. To sum him up, we can only say, he is as ingenious as they come. 

Jeetendra Choudhary

CMD, Green City Group of Companies...

He made a humble beginning as a property consultant in Greater Noida just few years back. Today, he is Chairman and Managing Director of the Multi-Crore Green City Group of Companies, in the field of Real Estate. Hailing from nearby local village of Greater Noida-from the Gurjjar Community-with his sheer hard work, commitment and dedication he has achieved a huge success in the business. It was rather a fight against various odds to achieve this apex position. As a person he is affable and go-getter. He loves Sher-a-shiary and believes in enjoying the life as it comes. Any researcher can write a book on his life “Jeetendra Ki Raftaar”. The Green City Group is developing fully integrated residential townships in Fatehgarh Sahib, Biwadi, Dharuhera and Shimla. Green city has real estate projects in Agra, Ghaziabad, Mohali, Ludhinana, Rohtak, Secundarabad, Meerut and Jalandhar.

Sardar Manjeet Singh

Took lead in organisation of Greater Noida's mega event...Ramleela... successfully for 3rd year in a row. Organising people, resources was a gignatic task.....Under his able guidance Shri Ramleela Commiittee has spread its wings to social service. Recently it has been handed over the management, maintenace and development of of Moksha Dham.

Dr. Neelam Gupta
Founder President AROH Foundation

A scientist by qualification, a designer by interest, an entrepreneur by vocation and a philanthropist by passion, Neelam Gupta is AROH’s spirited team leader to provide the mission and vision. She has worked extensively in the field of gender and education and has been engaged in several social research and implementation projects with Ministry of Human Resource Development, ICSSR, Ministry of Social Justice and Environment, UNESCO, etc. She dreams of an equitable society with peaceful coexistence.

http://www.aroh.org

Prof. R.S. Nirjar, Vice Chancellor, Gautam Buddha Nagar University, Greater Noida

Shantonu Sen

First Resident of Greater Noida City

Former Joint Director & Spl IG, CBI

Former Joint Director Cum Special IG (CBI), an expert in security consultancy in his 34 years career, has dealt with terrorism, narcotics, conventional crime, anti-mafia and anti-corruption. Some of the led the sensational cases where he led teams of investigators are post Blue Star Operations and assassinations case of General Vaidya case, recipient of President’s Police Medal for distinguished services, has crises-crossed the globe, instead of settling down abroad or in New Delhi has opted for “Green City” has been bestowed upon an Honor of FirstResident of Greater Noida by GNIDA. As a Patrons of Greater Noida Shardia Sanskritik Samiti and Lok Kalyan Samiti, Greater Noida has been motivatingpeople to raise social and civic issues and organize social, cultural and religious events to make the city life lively.

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