Avay Shukla

Shukla obtained his Master's degree (English) from Hindu College, Delhi, in 1973. He taught for two years at Delhi University, before joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1975. He served in Delhi and the Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh in various capacities. Shukla retired from the IAS in December 2010, completing his official duties as the Additional Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The strange language of governance|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2017/nov/13/the-strange-language-of-governance-1699550.html|access-date=|website=The New Indian Express}}

Shukla is the President of the Himachal Pradesh Trekking Association, and is one of the founding members of the Eco-Tourism Society of India.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-07-22|title=Ecotourism Society of India—Working Towards Sustainable Tourism|url=https://www.ibexexpeditions.com/ecotourism-society-of-india/|access-date=|website=ibex expeditions|language=en-GB}}

Shukla has settled in a village, Puranikoti, above Shimla and divides his time between that and Delhi. He has two sons, Sidharth (a digital media executive with a multi-national company) and Saurabh (a finance and investment consultant) with his wife Neerja, a special educator who manages her own NGO working with children who are mentally and physically challenged.

Avay Shukla writes extensively on current affairs, the environment and conservation, the bureaucracy and governance, legal matters, social issues, societal peccadilloes and more. His work has been published in The New Indian Express,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Avay Shukla|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/Author|access-date=|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Tribune,{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|date=|title=Angling for top posts: Rot in IAS has set from within|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachaltribune/angling-for-top-posts-rot-in-ias-has-set-from-within-660264|access-date=|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}} National Herald,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Avay Shukla Latest Stories, Exclusive News Articles and Opinions|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/author/631176/ajay-shukla|access-date=|website=National Herald|language=en}} The Morning Standard and on websites such as Sify.com,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Latest News on avay shukla {{!}} Page 1|url=https://www.sify.com/topics/avay%20shukla|access-date=|website=www.sify.com}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The Wire,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Avay Shukla : Exclusive News Stories by Avay Shukla on Current Affairs, Events at The Wire|url=https://thewire.in/author/avayshukla|access-date=|website=The Wire}} The Citizen{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Citizen - Independent Journalism {{!}} Indian News|url=https://www.thecitizen.in//index.php/en/contributer/detail/avay-shukla|access-date=|website=The Citizen|language=en-US}} and Hillpost.com.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Avay Shukla – Hill Post|url=https://hillpost.in/author/avay/|access-date=|website=|language=en-US}}

• The Trails Less Travelled: Trekking the Himachal Himalayas{{Cite book|last=Shukla|first=Avay|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8cjEsgEACAAJ|title=The Trails Less Travelled: Trekking the Himachal Himalayas|date=2015|publisher=Niyogi Books|isbn=978-93-83098-76-7|language=en}}
• The Spectre of Choor Dhar: Tales from the Mountains{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Spectre of Choor Dhar - Tales from The Mountains|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52061567-spectre-of-choor-dhar---tales-from-the-mountains|access-date=|website=www.goodreads.com}}
• PolyTicks, DeMocKrazy & MumboJumbo: Babus, Mantris and Netas (Un)Making Our Nation{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PolyTicks, DeMocKrazy & MumboJumbo|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55211440-polyticks-demockrazy-mumbojumbo|access-date=|website=www.goodreads.com}}
• India: The Wasted Years{{Cite web|last=Thapar|first=Karan|date=20 July 2021|title=Watch {{!}} Launch of the book India: The Wasted Years by Avay Shukla|url=https://thewire.in/video/watch-similarities-between-hitlers-third-reich-and-modis-india-growing-everyday-avay-shukla|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Wire}}

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• http://avayshukla.blogspot.com/

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