Biography: Shri Chandan Sinha, IAS (1989 West Bengal cadre) joined as the Director General of the National Archives of India on 27 December, 2019 in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India, with additional Charge of the post of Director General, National Library, Kolkata (30 November 2021 to the present).
Shri Sinha holds Masters’degrees in Public Administration from Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Syracuse University, NY,USA (2006) and from the University of South Carolina, USA (1987). He graduated in English literature from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University; Delhi. He has authored books on varied subjects such as Kabir: Selected Sakhis: The Vision of Wisdom. Rupa, New Delhi (November 2020), Kindling of an Insurrection: Notes from Junglemahals. Routledge, New Delhi (February2013), Public Sector Reforms in India: New Role of the District Officer. Sage Publications, New Delhi, (September 2007).
A seasoned civil servant, he has served in various capacities such as Principal Editor, District Gazetteers; ex-officio Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal; Director General, Administrative Training Institute, Government of West Bengal; Principal Secretary, Departments of Environment & Forests, Government of West Bengal; Principal Secretary to the Governor, West Bengal. He has made significant contributions both in terms of setting goals and objectives and achieving them.
