Abhay is a former police chief in India. He headed the Narcotics Control Bureau as its Director General(2018-2019), National Police Academy as its 31st Director(2019), and the Odisha State Police as its Director General(DGP)(2019-2021). He has the rare distinction of leading two national police organisations as well as one state police in India.
He joined the elite Indian Police Service in the year 1986 and was allotted the Odisha Cadre. He held various assignments in the Odisha Police including heading its Crime Branch and Special Branch. On central deputation, he served the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) . He also served in the Central Reserve Police Force as an Additional Director General. On international deputation, he worked for the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation.
During his stint as the Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau, he led the Indian delegations on drug law enforcement cooperation to Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Russia and Indonesia. He represented India at the UN conference on Narcotic Drugs. During the seven year tenure he had in the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI), he headed the Anti Corruption Branch in Odisha, served as the Deputy Inspector General in charge of investigating Bank Frauds and was also the Director of the CBI Academy.
In recognition of his services, he was awarded the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service and Presidents Medal for Distinguished Service.
After his retirement as DGP Odisha, he headed the State Task Force to tackle the drug menace in Odisha and also the Odisha Staff Selection Commission as its Chairman.
Kim Cave-Ayland
Kim Cave-Ayland is a British Engineer, recognised in 2017 as one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering Under 35 by the Women’s Engineering Society.
Education
Cave-Ayland obtained an MEng degree in cybernetics from the University of Reading. In 2008, during her time as a student, she took part in the first edition of the Summer Enterprise Experience and Discovery (SEED) internship scheme, receiving a commendation for her work.
Cave-Ayland obtained a PhD in cybernetics from the University of Reading.
Career
Cave-Ayland works as a control engineer for the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. Her work contributes to the development of UK's experimental fusion reactor, MAST-U, and to the design of the world's first fusion power plant, STEP.
Outreach and advocacy
Cave-Ayland is a STEM ambassador involved in diversity, inclusion, and outreach initiatives. She took part in the "9% is not enough" campaign to raise awareness about gender imbalance in engineering fields. In 2016 she was featured in the "Born to Engineer" video series which won the national category in the Bristol Festival. In 2017 she mentored a group of students from the robotics club of Gillotts School in Henley-on-Thames, who took part in the First Lego League tournament, winning the best robot design award.
Pinky Lampinio Tam (born September 26) is a Filipino activist. A member of the non-governmental organization Stand Up for God (SUGOD) Rosary Group founded by Wilfredo Villanueva, she joined several church members and lawyers in filing two separate impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte in 2024 and 2026.
Swami Shri Mahamandaleshwar Santosh Puri Gita Bharatiji, is a guru who was born in Delhi, India in 1944.
She is a Mahamandaleshwar of the Mahanirvani Akhara Akhada.