C. V. Ananda Bose is a veteran civil servant who served in the Indian Administrative Service. Dr. Ananda Bose is currently Advisor to the Government of Meghalaya. Civil servant, housing expert, writer and orator, he has held the rank of Secretary to Govt. of India, Chief Secretary, and University Vice Chancellor. He is Chairman of the Habitat Alliance, in consultative status with UN and was member of the UN Habitat Governing Council. Recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship, Bose is also Fellow of the Lal BahadurShastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.