Prof Marmar Mukhopadhyay

• Director, Educational Technology and Management Academy, New Delhi

Prof Mukhopadhyay is Director, Educational Technology and Management Academy, New Delhi. Previously, he was Joint Director, and Director(i/c) of National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA); Chairman, National Open School; Vice President, International Council of Distance Education (ICDE, Oslo); Member of the Steering Committee of International Multichannel Action Group on Education (Washington DC); a topper in his MSc, Calcutta and Rabindra Bharati Universities (Tagore Literature).

Prof Mukhopadhyay did his post-doctoral study at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and London University with an UNDP Fellowship. He specialises in (educational) management, educational and training technology, and open and distance education.

A reputed scholar and prolific author, Prof Mukhopadhyay has contributed 22 well-researched books, mostly on educational technology and management, and more than 250 book chapters. His book, Total Quality Management in Education was on Google’s bestseller list for several months; the book has also been translated into several Indian languages.