1. Dnyaneshwar Mulay was born on 5 November 1958 and an Indian Career Diplomat who superannuated after 35 years of service, was appointed by the President of India as the Member, National Human Rights Commission in April 2019 and served there till April 2024.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay is currently serving as an advisor to the National Skill Development Corporation.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1983 and has since served in several capacities, including the Consul General of India, New York, and the High Commissioner of India, Male, Maldives.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay is a successful writer and has written over 15 books, which have been translated in Arabic, Dhivehi, Urdu, Kannada and Hindi.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay has inspired a number of socio-educational projects including Balodyan, an orphanage in his native village, and the Dnyaneshwar Mulay Education Society, which seeks to introduce innovative concepts like Global Education.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay's father Manohar Krishna Mulay was a farmer and tailor while his mother Akkatai Mulay has been a homemaker.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay completed his primary education in the village of Lat, at the age of 10, he left the village to join Rajarshi Shahu Chatrapati Vidyaniketan, Kolhapur, a school that was founded by the Zilla Parishad, to nurture talent from rural areas.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay became the first student from rural area, to win the Jagannath Shankarsheth Award, by securing highest marks in Sanskrit at SSC exam in 1975.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay received his BA degree from the Shahaji Chattrapati College Kolhapur and stood first in the university for which he won the prestigious Dhananjay Keer Award.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay studied Master's in Labour Studies from LNML MILS in Mumbai.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay joined office as the Deputy Collector of Pune and later joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1983.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay first served in Tokyo as the Third secretary and later as the Second Secretary of the Indian Embassy to Japan.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay founded the Indian Business Association in Moscow, Russia and was its Founder president for two years.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay has served in various capacities in Russia, Mauritius, and then in Syria as the minister in the Indian embassy.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay has been instrumental in handling the business relations between India and Russia particularly the transition from the state controlled trade to direct trade.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay assumed office as the high commissioner of India to Male in April 2009 and served in this capacity until March 2013.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay is credited with steering the Indo-Maldivian relations to a new level and has successfully led the embassy through the difficult transfer of power, in February 2012.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay was instrumental in strengthening the military relationship between India and the Maldives, notably achieving the India -Maldives- Sri Lanka cooperation in the maritime arena.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay handled the difficult situation during the two-week-long refuge of President Mohamed Nasheed in the Indian High Commission in Male.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay began service as the Consul General of India on 23 April 2013.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay helped establish a film and Literature Club in order to introduce Indian movies and literature to the American population.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay launched the Consulate at Your Doorstep outreach program with the aim of deepening understanding of US decision-makers on India-US relations and addressing the concerns of the community on passports, visas and other matters.
Dr Dnyaneshwar Mulay lives in Delhi, with his wife Sadhna Shanker who is an Indian Revenue Service officer.