Sharad Chandra Behar is the Founder and Director of Eklavya, a voluntary organisation for educational research and innovative actions Founder Chairman of Nachiketu, an institution for education and social service and the founder and Vice Chancellor of Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur.
With a Master’s Degree in Psychology, Sharad Chandra Behar joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1961. As an IAS Officer, he held a number of important positions in the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the Government of India where a major part of his career was devoted in the area of education. He has served in the jury for Indira Gandhi Social Service Award and Birsa Munda Award for services in tribal areas etc. He has published around 100 papers on Education, Public Administration and issues of social concern. He was Chief Editor of an educational journal “Palash” for twenty years and a journal of public administration in Hindi for five years.