Rakesh Kumar Sharma is Doctorate in Economics and is Associate Professor in the department of Higher Education of H.P. Government. He has taught economics at UG and PG level for over 17 years and worked for over 9 years in the State Administrative Training Institute of H.P. He has published over 20 articles in the journals of international and national repute and visited many countries and states of India in connection with the research. He regularly contributes articles and commentary in the newspapers, electronic/digital media on various contemporary issues.