Vibhuti Narain Rai

Vibhuti Narain (28th of November 1951) did M.A English Literature from Allahabad University in the year 1971. He joined Indian Police service in 1975 and was allotted UP cadre.

He served many sensitive districts as Superintendent of Police. He was on deputation to Govt. of India for 10 years from 1992 to 2001. His deputation include posting in anti_insurgency operations in Kashmir Valley during 1993-94. currently holding the rank of Director General of Police in Utter Pradesh, he took over position of Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtrya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya on 29-10-2008.

Apart from being a distinguished Police officer, Vibhuti Narain Rai is an acclaimed Hindi writer of repute. He has written five novellas – Ghar, Shahar Mein Curfew, Kissa Loktantra, Tabadla and Prem Ki Bhoot Katha and all of them were recive warmly by the critics and readers of Hindi. His novels Shahar Mein Curfew was translated in English, Urdu, Panjabi, Bangla, Marathi and Kannad. Other novels were also translated in several languages. He also writes satires and his collection of satires Ek Chhatra Neta Ka Rojnamcha was widely appreciated.