Vikram Dutt

A former civil servant and motivational speaker, he is disability expert, documentary film maker, inclusive and special education consultant, university teacher, journalist and feature writer and a sportsperson and qualified sports coach. He has been active in the passage of several landmark legislations in the social service sector and has initiated work in the field of mental health and well-being of orphans and juveniles. He is also a former Vice Chairperson of the Forum of Public Schools.

Mr. Vikram dutt is a Founder Associate Editor of Institutionalized Children Expectations and Beyond, a New Delhi based SAARC academic journal on mental well-being of children. He is a former Editor of Indian Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation and has been an Editorial Consultant to the Boston University-based journal – Sexuality and Disability.

He is the author of over 250 publications and has more than 50 documentary films to his credit. Many of these have been screened at prestigious International Film Festivals. He has been a visiting fellow to the U.S.A, Italy, Germany, and the UK. He has also been invited by the governments of Oman, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and has participated in film and journalistic curricula there. The USA invited him as a State Guest under a special Indo-US protocol in the disability field. He was also invited as Resource Person in his parent’s country of origin –Bangladesh – for establishing Inclusive Education in that country.

His international honours include ‘500 Intellectuals to Influence Contemporary Thought’ and ‘Man of the Year’ and ‘Man of the Decade’ Awards, all from USA. He has been felicitated by the Chairperson of the British House of Lords Committee on Disability. He has also won several awards in India for his work with the disadvantaged, including the ‘Gaurav Samman’ Award and an Award for promoting international peace and understanding from Italy. Currently, he also serves as a Core Committee Member of Experts on Rehabilitation established under the Government of India.