Vivek Atray is an Indian author, Motivational Speaker and ex- Indian Administrative Service officer. He is the author of four books, titled "It's still a Wonderful Life", "Finding Success Within" "Move on Bunny!" [1] and "Dubey Ji Bounces Back"[2][3][4]. Having worked as an Indian civil servant for 25 years, he took voluntary retirement to pursue his passion for speaking and writing as a full-time profession. [5] He is an acclaimed speaker too and has eight TEDx talks,[6] namely "Read a Book, Write a Book", "Winning Through Emotional Intelligence",  "Being Indian in a Global Era",[7] "Life and its real goals" [8]"The Ingredients to be an all rounder," Living a simple but superb life." Atray is also a mentor at the Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences.

Vivek Atray
राष्ट्रीयता Indian
पेशा Ex-IAS, Writer, Motivational Speaker
वेबसाइट
https://www.vivekatray.com

Atray spent most of his early childhood in Delhi, London, and Chandigarh. His father, Jai Prakash Atray, worked as an officer in the Indian Police Service (IPS) and his mother, Rama Atray, was an educationist. He has two sisters, Suruchi and Surabhi, who are twins.[9] His wife, Neena, runs a pre-school, JPA Toddlers' World School, in Panchkula.

He joined the Haryana Civil Service after graduating from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra as an electronics engineer. He was promoted to the Indian Administrative Service in 2010 and was allocated the 2004 batch of IAS. [10]

Atray started his career in the civil services directly after graduating from college. During his tenure as an IAS officer, Atray undertook a number of reforms in the areas of digital governance, investment promotion, education, tourism and sports management. He was directly involved with the development of the Chandigarh IT Park as Director IT.[11]

Atray also initiated the e-SAMPARK e-Governance project of Chandigarh.[12][13] When he was posted as Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula, he initiated projects such as Aadar Samman (respect for the elderly) and Village Mentoring. His first book "Move on Bunny!" [14] published in 2011, was about the humorous escapades of a fictional character "Bunny Kapoor" as he takes on every challenge that life throws at him. His second book "Dubey Ji Bounces Back"[15]was a critical success. His third book "Finding Success Within" is a motivational book about 52 Life Skills for young people. He is also the author of a fortnightly column called "Random Forays" [16][17] which is published in the Hindustan Times. His fourth book "It's still a Wonderful Life" is a collection of these columns.[18][19]

Social Work and Motivational Speaker

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Atray is a motivational speaker[20][13] and has been a speaker at TEDx talks in Vivek High School[21], GLIM. [22] He is also mentor for Kaevalya.[23] Atray is also involved with a number of societies and organisations. He has been organizing the annual JP Atray Cricket Tournament[24] since 1992. Atray is one of the founding members of Chandigarh Literati Society.[25] He encourages the younger generation to adopt a cheerful, positive, and multi-dimensional approach to their lives through his motivational talks all over India.

  1. "Move on Bunny!". www.goodreads.com. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09.
  2. "Dubey ji Bounces Back". www.goodreads.com. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09.
  3. Atray, Vivek (2015-01-27). Dubey Ji Bounces Back (अंग्रेज़ी में). SCB Distributors. आई॰ऍस॰बी॰ऍन॰ 9788183283908. मूल से 8 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 1 अक्तूबर 2018.
  4. Pioneer, The. "Book on braveheart Neerja Bhanot released". The Pioneer (अंग्रेज़ी में). मूल से 30 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-30.
  5. "IAS officer seeks VRS, relieved". The Indian Express (अंग्रेज़ी में). 2017-09-01. मूल से 30 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-30.
  6. TEDx Talks (2016-11-01), Watch Mr. Vivek Atray talk about "Being Indian in a global era". | Vivek Atray | TEDxGGDSDCollege, अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-29
  7. "Entrepreneurship needs to be in the system – Vivek Atray". www.punjabtribune.com. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09.[मृत कड़ियाँ]
  8. "TEDxGLIMGurgaon | TED". www.ted.com (अंग्रेज़ी में). मूल से 5 फ़रवरी 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-29.
  9. "RECIPIENTS OF POLICE MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY". Haryana Government. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 9 August 2018.
  10. "Inspirational Living- Vivek Atray About Us | Inspirational Living- Vivek Atray". www.vivekatray.com (अंग्रेज़ी में). मूल से 29 सितंबर 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09.
  11. "Vivek Atray is Panchkula DC". https://www.hindustantimes.com/ (अंग्रेज़ी में). 2014-11-22. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09. |work= में बाहरी कड़ी (मदद)
  12. "Panchkula DC Vivek Atray holds meeting for repair of roads". https://www.hindustantimes.com/ (अंग्रेज़ी में). 2015-02-02. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09. |work= में बाहरी कड़ी (मदद)
  13. "'E-Sampark, a boon' - Times of India". The Times of India. मूल से 3 सितंबर 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09.
  14. Atray, Vivek (2011). Move on Bunny. Prakash Books India Pvt. Ltd. आई॰ऍस॰बी॰ऍन॰ 978-81-7234-388-0.
  15. Atray, Vivek (2014). Dubey Ji Bounces Back. India: Offshoots. आई॰ऍस॰बी॰ऍन॰ 978-81-8328-372-4.
  16. "Random Forays: Lost lives are not merely numbers". https://www.hindustantimes.com/ (अंग्रेज़ी में). 2018-01-07. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09. |work= में बाहरी कड़ी (मदद)
  17. "Random Forays: Police needs image makeover". https://www.hindustantimes.com/ (अंग्रेज़ी में). 2018-02-18. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09. |work= में बाहरी कड़ी (मदद)
  18. "Random Forays: Bringing Up India's Boys Right". https://www.hindustantimes.com/ (अंग्रेज़ी में). 2018-04-14. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09. |work= में बाहरी कड़ी (मदद)
  19. "Random Forays: 50 is a number to celebrate". https://www.hindustantimes.com/ (अंग्रेज़ी में). 2018-02-04. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09. |work= में बाहरी कड़ी (मदद)
  20. "Motivational talk on leadership, life". Tribune News Service. मूल से 8 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 8 August 2018.
  21. "TEDxGLIMGurgaon | TED". www.ted.com (अंग्रेज़ी में). मूल से 5 फ़रवरी 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-08.
  22. "Mentors". Kaevalya Education and Training (अंग्रेज़ी में). मूल से 8 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-08.
  23. "TEDxVivekHighSchool | TED". www.ted.com (अंग्रेज़ी में). मूल से 5 फ़रवरी 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-08.
  24. "All India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament from September 21". The Indian Express (अंग्रेज़ी में). 2017-09-20. मूल से 9 अगस्त 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09.
  25. "TEAM «  Chandigarh Literary Society". chandigarhliterarysociety.org (अंग्रेज़ी में). मूल से 17 अक्तूबर 2018 को पुरालेखित. अभिगमन तिथि 2018-08-09.