Shekhar Singh has taught for over 30 years at St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, and the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. Areas of work include Ethics and Administration, and the Management of the Environment. He has worked with the government and was Advisor to the Planning Commission of India, Chairperson of various Government of India committees and task forces, and a Commissioner to the Supreme Court of India. He has also been the Director of the Centre for Equity Studies, New Delhi, which is an independent think tank. He has authored and co-authored various books, mostly on the management of the environment. Professor Singh has also been an active member of various environmental movements and groups, and more recently of people’s movements for the right to information. He is currently the Convener of the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information, in India, and a member of the Delhi State Council for the Right to Information.