Dr Ashok Ku. Sahani is an Anthropologist by training and born and brought in indigenous surrounding interacting with nature since childhood. He did M.A. M.Phil, Ph. D in Anthropology & worked in national repute institutes like NIN (ICMR) Hyderabad, RMRC Bhubaneswar, in different developmental projects and worked as permanent researcher in Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata with posting its regional centers like Udaipur, Nagpur and Mysore and subsequently joined as Social Scientist in Centre of Socio-Economic Development (CSED) of G. B. Pant national Institute of Himalayan Environment, Almora, Uttrakhand, an autonomous Institute of Min. of Env, Forest & Climate Change, GOI, New Delhi. Presently he is posted its HQ, Almora Uttarakhand. He has more than 25 years research experiences and successfully handles various R & D projects with publication of many research papers in national and international peer reviewed journals. He has also attended many National/ international seminars, workshop and conferences with presenting papers, key note speakers and also chaired academic sessions. At present he is working developmental projects like eco-tourism, indigenous knowledge system, social impact assessment, sustainable development with bio-diversity conservation and multi disciplinary approach on the socio-economic development projects under Centre of Socio-Economic Development of the institute. He had also worked in different external funded projects on indigenous knowledge system, livelihood enhancement with natural resources and presently In Charge of Rural Technology Centre of the Institute.