Ashok Sharma comes from the well-known family of Mukhiyaji from Nathdwara. His father, Dr Madangopalaji Sharma, is and enlightened Physician who has studied Ayurved, Vedant, Yog, and National Character. Sharma has been deputed by the Government of India's Department of Personnel and Training, for study of “Global Governance” at London School of Economics' Summer school, from July 9 to 29.
An IAS Officer in Gujarat, he is a Post Graduate in Dairy Technology and Post Graduate in Management from NIPM, Kolkata. He has served as Sub Divisional Magistrate of Porbandar, playing an important role in maintaining law and order in the district. He has also served as the Secretary of the prestigious Somnath Trust from 2000-2008 and did pivotal work in regaining over 100 acres of precious encroached land around the Temple. After serving in the Department of Education in the State, Sharma now works as the District Development officer of Gir- Somnath.
Achievements
Ashok Sharma, IAS, has been accoladed with two civilian honors- the Chacha Award for excellent civil services as SDM of Porbandar, 1995-98, and the Prabhas Ratna Awards for contribution to an all-round development of the Somnath Tirthdham, 2000-08.
An author of over a dozen works in Gujarati, Hindi, and English, Sharma's environmental play 'Jay Girnar Jay Somnath' acclaimed credit and was broadcast as a serial radio play on Prasar Bharti. For the past nine months, he has been associated as a columnist with Divya Bhaskar, and writes on the Science of Yog and Spirituality.
