A Professor, Practitioner and Researcher in the field of Psychology, Prof. Ashok is the Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, along with concurrent charge as the Dean- Research. He brings over 4 decades of expertise and in the theory and practice of counselling and therapy, with a rich understanding of Indian Perspectives of consciousness studies. As one of the founding team of academicians, Prof. Ashok brings enormous collaborative opportunities in academics, research and institutional excellence.