Dr Muhammed Nahar

Dr Muhammed Nahar is a tourism planning and sustainable tourism specialist with over two decades of experience in regenerative tourism, ecotourism, heritage tourism, protected area tourism, and destination development. He earned his doctorate from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (2025) and studied at Jawaharlal Nehru University, the Indian Institute of Forest Management, and TISS. His professional experience spans more than 23 Indian states, working with governments, NGOs, communities, international agencies, and the private sector on tourism policy, planning, and development. He has contributed to projects supported by the World Bank, JICA, USAID, ADB, and UNDP, including tourism planning initiatives in India and Uganda. Dr Nahar has served on national committees including NITI Aayog and Vision 2047 for North Eastern India. He is actively involved in sustainable tourism certification, destination management, and experiential tourism projects, and currently supports ADB-funded tourism initiatives across several Indian states.