Vijoy Prakash

... is a senior IAS officer. At present he is Principal Secretary of the Department of Rural Development, Govt of Bihar. He has held several senior positions at the level of Principal Secretary / Secretary in the Department of Human Resource Development and Social Welfare, Govt of Bihar. Widely acclaimed for his researches in the field of creativity and innovation, he is also credited to have developed an innovative system of education known as ‘Creative Learning’. He has applied this theory for holistic development of human beings. Especially this has been used to empower underprivileged by developing their creativity. He has also developed a large number of books and teaching learning materials for the development of concentration, memory, thinking, imagination, visualisation, power of observation and emotional management.