Education

• Ph. D. , Commerce - Tourism Studies , Agra University 1993 Thesis: " The Present Position and Future Prospects of Tourism Industry in the State of Jammu and Kashmir"
  Advisor: Professor P. L. Yadav                         
• M T M, IGNOU New Delhi 1997
• M. Com., Kashmir University 1985

Professional Experience

• 1998 - Postdoctoral Fellow,  2005 Visiting Researh Scholar School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Florida International University, Miami, U.S.A. 
• 1990 - onwards: Associate Professor, Dayanand College, Ajmer, India
• Adjunct Faculty: Center for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (CESBM), M. D. S. University, Ajmer, India
• Adjunct Faculty: Department of Heritage Tourism and Hotel Management,   M. D. S. University Ajmer, India
• Visiting Faculty: TMI Academy of Travel, Tourism and Aviation Studieds,  New Delhi, India