Amitava Banik
Amitava Banik is an insurance professional and independent scholar. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Electronics & Communication from Visveswariah Technological University (VTU), Belgaum (Karnataka) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Insurance Business from Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida (UP). He is a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of India (FIII). He has completed his Master of Arts (MA) in Public Administration from Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata. He has about 20 years of rich professional experience spanning across diverse sectors ranging from engineering to insurance with leading multinational and Indian companies. He takes keen interest in academics and research in History, Political Science, International Studies, Philosophy, Sociology, Literature, Management, Economics, and related areas. He has also presented papers in several seminars and his writings have been published in edited books, journals and research blogs. He can be reached at his e-mail id – amitava_banik@yahoo.co.in.