Col (Dr) Bhasker Gupta (Retd)

Col (Dr) Bhasker Gupta is an Artillery Officer of Jun 1992 batch, who superannuated, in Dec 2022. He has had professional training in Journalism and Mass Communication, and was a Trainee Sub-Editor with the Times of India, Delhi, in 1990. Before this, he had a short stint with a MNC GEC-ALSTHOM, where he worked as a French interpretor-cum-Project-Co-ordinator, at their Kawas (Surat) site, for India’s first Gas Turbine Power Plant.
A double Masters in Defence Studies and Business Administration (HR), he is also PhD in International Relations from School of International Studies-Centre for South Asiam, JNU. He is also a Disaster Management expert, wherein he has published five technical papers on the subject.He is a Professor of Practise at Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak-for Defence & Start studies; Guest Faculty-for Management Studies at Amity University’s Global Business School, Noida & Sr Fellow & PhD Guide at Indian Army’s leading think tank-CLAWS, Delhi Cantt
He has been a prolific writer, since the time when as a Gentleman Cadet he was the editor of IMA Journal, editor of Rising Star Digest (Corps HQ Newsletter) & The Owl (DSCC Magazine),besides contributing articles to Unit Newsletters/Sainik Samachar/ ArtilleryJournal, etc.
His most prestigious assignment was as editor of `BAATCHEET’- Indian Army’s monthly newsmagazine (from 2009 to 2012). Besides, he has contributed over 250 published articles in various magazine/Journals like Swagat, Jetwings, Asia Defence News, Indian Military Review, USI Digest, CLAWS Journal etc. He has authored eight books for Army/Para Military Forces, the most recent being-`The A TO Z Guide to Final Selection-about `how to clear SSB Interviews’, a best-seller,in its Sixth Revised Edition now.
Presently he is settled at AWHO Township, G Noida and engages himself gainfully in writing, teaching & travelling!