Mr. Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
IAS(Retd)
Prominent member
Places
- Place of birth
- Guwahati, AS, India
- Original home
- Narikol Basti, R G Baruah Road, Roo Narengi Road, Guwahati, AS, 781024, India
- Present address
- Narikal Basti, Guiwahati, AS, India
- Workplace
- NTPC, Lodhi Road, Scope Complex, New Delhi, DL, 110003, India
Work
- Present work
- Government of India
- Designation
- Ex Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Education
- Qualification
- M.A in Economics
- Institute
- Delhi School of Economics.; Cotton College, Guwahati.; J.B College, Jorhat,; Jorhat Government High School,
Profile
Life journey
Ex CVO, National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC), New Delhi, a Government of India Public Sector Enterprise
Extra-curricular
The major work of Mr Rajkhowa, which earned him accolade from historians, scholars, intellectuals, military experts and the general readers, is Generalissimo Chilarai and his times, a historical biography on the legendary Koch king Chilarai.
Rajkhowa's other influential work was his second historical biography called Sankardeva: His life preachings & practices. The book's topic was Srimanta Sankardeva, a cultural and religious figure of Assamese history.
Outstanding performance
A retired Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1968 batch,
Ex Chief Secretary of Assam.
Family
Wife Rita Rajkhowa
Hobbies
- Literature
- Social Work