Dhrupad Mathur

Who is Dhrupad Mathur?

Dr. Dhrupad Mathur is an internet consultant for the UN and the government of India.

He was born and brought up in the state of Rajasthan, popularly known as the Land of Kings and Palaces in India. He did his schooling in Jodhpur, where his father was posted for the government of Rajasthan. He participated actively with the National Cadet Corps during his college years and was a cadet in the air wing during the first year. In the second year, he attained the rank of Cadet Sergeant and started leading the contingents. In third year, he received the rank of a Cadet Warrant Officer and was actively involved in parades, skit-shooting, range-shooting, gliding, and para-sailing. Dhrupad was associated with the National Service Scheme as a volunteer for social service, attending social service camps, participating in AIDS awareness rallies and literacy campaigns. He was also a volunteer in a crematorium.

Dhrupad has a Bachelor’s degree in science and got his MBA from Udaipur while he worked part-time as a web content developer. Thereafter, he did his Doctorate degree from Jodhpur and started teaching in the government engineering college. He taught at several prestigious colleges, most notably the S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai. He became involved with Diplo, first as a participant and then as a tutor and fellow. Later, he applied for the Internet Governance Capacity Building programme, completed the IGCBP in 2005 and joined The United Nations Fellowship at the Working Group on Internet Governance. With the fellowship, he had an opportunity to work on the final draft of the WGIG report and participate in the WGIG process.