Rao Chelikani (India), Ph.D., class of 1997

Rao Chelikani, Ph.D., class of 1997 After returning from Paris where he had spent many years, Rao Chelikani started an International Foundation for Human Development (IFHD) in Hyderabad, India. IFHD is an organization that strives to activate civil society for self-management thereby reducing excessive government and state involvement.

Dr Chelikani was President of the Standing Committee of NGOs affiliated to UNESCO and already held a doctorate from the Sorbonne University when he began studying towards his Ph.D. at AGSIRD.

 
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