Dr. Shikha Jain

Founder Director, DRONAH

Dr. Shikha Jain has an extensive portfolio on cultural heritage of India that covers World Heritage, Cultural Landscapes, Conservation, Heritage based Urban Development, Heritage Tourism and Museum Planning of more than 60 projects for the Government of India, State Governments, Corporate Foundations, Trusts and international organizations such as the Getty Foundation and the World Monuments Fund. Her design of India Garden for the National Horticulture Board, India based on the theme of Hinduism and Buddhism received the Gold Award at the Beijing Horticultural Expo, China in Oct 2019 and, her Jaipur Heritage Projects are awarded by HUDCO and recognized as Best Practice by NIUA, MoHUA. She has steered the NITI Aayog report on “Challenges faced in Heritage Management in India and Policy Imperatives” (2021). As an international expert on World Heritage, she has advised government organizations in Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, Myanmar and UNESCO Offices at Jakarta, Indonesia and Myanmar and, worked as consultant to the UNESCO New Delhi on specific missions.  She has steered several UNESCO World Heritage listings in India. She represented India as a Cultural Heritage expert in the UNESCO World Heritage Committee during India’s elected term in Committee from 2011-2015 and, is currently representing India as a bureau member of the World Heritage Committee for the 45th World Heritage Committee Session of UNESCO.