Manmohan Sadana

Manmohan Sadana worked in the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and India Tourism Development Corporation for 37 years in various capacities and superannuated as Joint Director General (Tourism) from Ministry of Tourism, Government of India,

He looked after Marketing & Development of tourism in various capacities in India and abroad. Some key assignments included:

● Promotion of Incredible India Brand in Nordic Countries as Head, India Tourism (Stockholm) from 1992 to 1995

● Promotion of Incredible India Brand in France, Benelux and Switzerland as Director, India Tourism (Paris) and India Tourism (Amsterdam) between 1998 2002 and also Regional Director (Europe) in India Tourism (Frankfurt) from 2001-02

● Promotion of Incredible India Brand in Japan, South Korea and China as Regional Director (East Asia) in India Tourism (Tokyo) and Regional Director (West Asia & Africas) in India Tourism (Dubai) between 2008 -11

● Development and Classification of Accommodation Sector in India as Deputy Director General between 2011 to 2017

Development and Promotion of Tourism in India as Regional Director in India Tourism (New Delhi) for more than 5 years.

Accolades received in as Tourism Officer

● Received Award for Best Marketing Professional from South Korean Government from the Mayor of Busan

● Received Award for Best Tourism Professional from Japanese Association of Travel Agents in Tokyo

● Received Award for Best Marketing Professional from Indian Association of Tour Operators in New Delhi

● Incredible India pavilions designed and produced for International Travel Marts in France, Japan, South Korea and West Asia won various awards

During postings to India Tourism Offices abroad he increased tourist traffic to India in double digit figures

Presently Manmohan Sadana, is an author, editor, actor and a mandolinist, whose novel – “Healing Strings” has won various awards which include the “Literary Titan Gold Award”, “Golden Book Award”, “Ukiyoto Emerging Author Award”, “Certificate of Appreciation from Kerala Tourism Mart Society” and “Ukiyoto Book of the Decade Award”. He has written many short stories and poems which have been published in different anthologies and books. His recent books of short stories and poems are “Fleeting Moments, Eternal Memories”, “Simmering Emotions”, “Borders & Blessings”, “If Only” and “My Heritage, My Pride”.

After superannuation from Government Service, he was a student of Persian for three years in St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi and presently he is brushing his theatre skills for past two years as a student of renowned Director, Activist and Playwright, Mr. Arvind Gaur, in Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. As part of the theatre workshops, he has enacted key roles in "Aadhe Adhure", "Yeh Aadmi, Yeh Choohe", "Kanjoos", “Andher Nagri”, and various play adaptations of short stories by Manto and Prem Chand like “Saree”, “Guli Danda”, “Kafan”, “Toba Tek Singh”, etc.

He has been bestowed with the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Project Management and the Honorary Doctorate in Literature and Performing Arts by Dunster Business School, Switzerland and Honorary Doctorate in Literature and Performing Arts by London School of Business and Science, UK