About The Author:
Manisha Gupta, belonging to the beautiful and scenic state of Uttaranchal, had her education from the best schools in Nainital & Dehradun. She is based in New Delhi, INDIA. She is a very creative person with a unique combination of qualifications & skills. She combines an education in Science, Maths & Computers coupled with a passion for writing, painting and the traditional arts & crafts. She is an M.Sc (Maths) (University Topper) with PG qualifications in Computer Applications & software exports and extensive research and study in the area of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).
A Writer, Abstract Painter & Trainer, she’s been writing poetry since childhood. Some of her English works can be seen at www.indianwriters.org. She has a number of articles published in leading national dailies like “The financial Express”, “The Hindu”, “The Business standard”, “The Times of India” (supplements), “The Hindustan Times”, reputed magazines like “Down To Earth”, “Femina” and other publications. She has had several papers accepted for presentation at international conferences abroad. She is a Blogger (www.gmanishag.blogspot.com). She is also an advisor on the editorial board of a magazine.
She has had painting exhibitions displaying her oils & acrylics on canvas works. Her first solo was a highly innovative and first of its kind exhibition “Japan-India Friendship Through Art”, having paintings on “Kanjis”, the Japanese pictorial language. This was a Japanese Embassy endorsed event and was part of the “Japan-India Friendship Year-2007” celebrations. She has lived in Japan and learnt the Japanese language, art & culture. She is widely travelled within India and abroad. Has also delved into learning French and holds a Junior Diploma in Bharat Natyam and has learnt the Sitar.
She works for the creative industries, involved with protecting the rich intangible cultural heritage of the country. Her focus areas are IPRs, Traditional Knowledge systems, Branding, SMEs, Life Skills & Holistic education. She is a visiting faculty at a centre of Ministry of Textiles.
She has trained a vast range of people, including Police personnel (MIT project), B.tech & M.Tech students, faculty of engineering colleges, universities, lawyers, doctors, scientists, Government officers, SME entrepreneurs, exporters, artisans, farmers etc., from all over India in the area of IPRs. She has been invited to address various audiences in different parts of the country and presented a paper as an invited speaker at an international conference in Bangkok in 2005. She has been a panelist at technical sessions in conferences and moderated the panel “Aspiring Entrepreneurship” at the international conference “Women In Leadership Forum–2010-India” held in Delhi.