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Anukrati Sharma

University of Kota, University of Rajasthan

ORCID iD 0000-0002-2662-3500
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Dr. Anukrati Sharma is a Professor and Head of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality at University of Kota (A State Government University) in Kota, Rajasthan, India. She is Director of the Skill Development Centre, Director Office of International Affairs and Chairperson of the Women Cell at the same University. She is also Dean (Honorary) of Hospitality and Tourism at Vishwakarma Skills University, Jaipur (A Government State University). Her doctorate from the University of Rajasthan is in Tourism Marketing. Currently, she is pursuing a D.Litt. from the Department of Business Administration, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur titled “Sustainable Tourism Development in Rajasthan: Assumption & Expectations vs. Realities & Results: A Gap Analysis”. She has a postgraduate degree in Business Administration (Master of Commerce).

In 2014, she received a Research Award from the University Grants Commission(UGC), New Delhi, for her project “Analysis of the Status of Tourism in Hadoti and Shekhawati Region/Circuit (Rajasthan): Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects.”Dr. Sharma has been invited by the Ministry of Tourism, New Delhi
, for the webinar under the Dekho Apna Desh. She was honoured with the Sports India Award in year 2024 by the Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare of Madhya Pradesh and Minister of State Government of Mizoram, Dept. of Sports and Youth Services for her contribution in the field of Sports Tourism.
Appointed as the Official Partner of the BRICS (DUT) Funded Project for the years 2022-2024, i.e. (BRICS Research Institute Grant Project Ref: BRI22/1215) titled “Growth and Sustainability of Livelihoods in the BRICS Countries: Knowledge Sharing in Social Justice, Governance, Multilateralism”. Dr. Sharma is a Routledge featured author. Dr. Sharma is the Book Series Editor for "Building the Future of Tourism" published by Emerald Publishing. U.K. and Entrepreneurship and Technology in Tourism and Hospitality, Emerald Publishing. U.K. She is also the Former Book Series Editor of “Routledge Insights in Tourism Series”, Routledge, U.K. She also serves as Book Series Editor for “ CABI Festival and Event Tourism and Hospitality Series and " Perspectives and Anthropology in Tourism and Hospitality Apple Academic Press .She recently launched her new Book Series under Anthem Press “Sustainable Tourism: Management and Marketing Strategies (Scopus Indexed).



She has more than 39 edited books under the reputed publishers like Emerald Publishing U.K.,IGI Global, Apple Academic Press, USA, Routledge, USA ,CABI, UK, and Springer, Singapore.
She also authored a book entitled "Event Management and Marketing Theory, Practical Approaches and Planning." Another book she wrote is entitled "International Best Practice in Event Management" and it was published by United Kingdom Event Industry Academy Ltd and Prasetiya Mulya Publishing, Indonesia.
She completed a Major Research Project under Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India. She has supervised 14 PhDs and one post-doctoral fellowship. A member of 4 professional bodies, she has attended a number of national and international conferences and presented 45 papers. She has travelled to around 21 countries likewise Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Northern Cyprus, Europe, Laos and Turkey as invited Keynote, Speaker, and Panel member.

Employment

  • University of Kota Professor
    2012 - Present

Education

  • University of Rajasthan Ph.d.
    2002 - 2005

Projects & Funding

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Publications (26)