Pushpesh Pant Biography 
Pushpesh Pant was born in 1947 in Bageshwar, Uttrakhand. Professor Pant is an exceptionally intelligent, strongly motivated, hard working scholar with very pleasant manners. He stayed in Agra and Delhi during 1961 – 1971 for his education. Professor Pushpesh K. Pant He retired as Professor of International relations from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. He is one of India's leading experts on International Relations as well as Indian cuisine, and as a columnist has written for a number of major publications like Forbes, Open, Outlook, Times of India, Navabharat Times, Dainik Bhaskar and The Tribune.
His book, India: The Cookbook in the year 2011 was named by The New York Times as one of the best cookbooks of the year. His other books, Gourmet Journeys in India, Classic Cooking Of Punjab are as popular among the food lovers. He was also featured in an interview in The Australian on 5 February, 2011.
Professor Pant has traveled vastly and has written on tourism. He has almost dozen books to his account on various topics. He is known as a regular on food and travel related articles and has written and appeared in different TV shows related with food and travel. Professor Pant has been associated with media with hundreds of radio and television shows.
Professor Pushpesh K. Pant is basically associated with application of appropriate science and technology especially for rural development with focus on delivery of education in remote locations of Uttaranchal in particular. He has conceived and launched Jankari-e-dhar programme with the support of Department of Science and Technology in the district of Bageshwar, Uttaranchal.
Professor Pant is currently working for providing opportunities for formal and non-formal education especially for countinuing the education of school dropouts and women. He is, at present, associated with programmes for education through Janshikshan Sansthan of Birla Institute of Scientific Research at Bhimtal, District Nainital in Uttaranchal. Prof. Pant is also looking after the projects related with mobile hospitals and Research Centers in Uttaranchal wich is programme in combination of the department of Scince and Technology and Government of India and the Government of Uttaranchal.
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Updated: October 18, 2015
