03 February,2009 08:53 AM IST | | A Correspondent
A 1969 batch IAS officer, Navin Chawla is an Election Comissioner in the Election Comission of India. He has served in different capacities up to May 2005, rising to the level of full Secretary to the Government of India.
His last posting in the Civil Service was that of Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary from May 2004-2005. He had earlier served the same Ministry as Joint Secretary from November 1992 to October 1996, during which he held the Broadcasting charge, at a critical juncture when television and radio allowed private players to enter the broadcasting arena.
He has authored two books on Mother Teresa, namely Mother Teresa and Faith and Compassion The Life and Work of Mother Teresa. He has also written a report on the rehabilitation of the leprosy affected in India.
