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|linkedin=http://in.linkedin.com/pub/rajesh-chharia/15/b89/52

|country   = India

|linkedin   = [http://in.linkedin.com/pub/rajesh-chharia/15/b89/52 rajesh-chharia]

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== Education ==

 

=== Education ===

He has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Delhi University and a postgraduate in Commerce Honors.<ref>[http://www.connect-world.com/articles/recent_article.php?oid=India_2007_02 connect-world.com]</ref>

He has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Delhi University and a postgraduate in Commerce Honors.<ref>[http://www.connect-world.com/articles/recent_article.php?oid=India_2007_02 connect-world.com]</ref>

=== Career History ===

== Career History ==

Chharia started his career with his family business of Manufacturing Packaging Materials in 1974 as CEO.

Chharia started his career in 1974 as CEO of his family's Manufacturing Packaging Materials business.

 

Since the very inception of Internet in India, he has been working in this industry. He was one of the first Internet Service Providers of India. From there he started contributing to the Internet community as an Executive Council member of ISP Association of India (ISPAI) since 2001. Since 2006, he has been the president of ISPAI.<ref>[http://www.terrapinn.com/2009/satcomme/SPK-mr-rajesh-CHHARIA.stm terrapinn.com]</ref>

He ensure the presence of India in the [[APNIC]] by nominating and supporting election of a ISPAI representative to the EC of APNIC.

Since the very inception of Internet in India in 1998, he has been a part of the industry. He was one of the first [[ISP|Internet Service Providers]] of India. From there Rajesh started contributing to the Internet community as an Executive Council member of ISP Association of India (ISPAI). Since 2006, he has been the president of ISPAI.<ref>[http://www.terrapinn.com/2009/satcomme/SPK-mr-rajesh-CHHARIA.stm terrapinn.com]</ref>

He has also managed National, Regional (SE Asia, Asia Pacific) and International events. He supervised the fist [[IPv6]] tutorial in New Dehli. In the year 2007, he oversaw SANOG 10, which was a very successful training program. In the same year, the 1st time Internet event of Asia-Pacific magnitude, [[APNIC 24]] was also hosted in New Delhi under his Presidentship of ISPAI.

He ensures the presence of India in the [[APNIC]] by nominating and supporting election of a. ISPAI representative to the EC of APNIC.<ref>[http://aso.icann.org/people/icann-board-elections/2009-election/rajesh-chharia/ aso.icann.org]</ref>

He was the co-founder of [[NIXI]] (National Internet Exchange of India). NIXI is a non profit organization that reprensents all stake holders managing the exchange point and domain registry in India. NIXI also supports Internet infrastructure in India like 3 root servers within India, and have IPv6 Test Beds in leading metros of India. <ref>[http://www.connect-world.com/index.php/component/k2/item/780-india%E2%80%99s-it-revolution connect-world.com]</ref>

Rajesh has also managed National, Regional (SE Asia, Asia Pacific) and International events. He supervised the first [[IPv6]] tutorial in New Dehli. In the year 2007, he oversaw SANOG 10, which was a very successful training program. In the same year, as the President of ISPAI, Chharia hosted [[APNIC 24]] in New Dehli, which was at that time the biggest Internet event to be held in the Asia-Pacific region.<ref>[http://aso.icann.org/people/icann-board-elections/2009-election/rajesh-chharia/ aso.icann.org]</ref> In 2008 he hosted [[ICANN]] and [[IGF]]. He is also a Member of the Regional Advisory Committee of Central Excise & Service Tax under the Government of India's Ministry of Finance.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/ispai-view/execouncilview.php?officeBearersId=150 ispai.in]</ref>

In 2008 he hosted [[ICANN]] in 2008 and [[IGF]] 2008. He is also a Member for Taxes as Regional Advisory Committee (RAC), Central Excise & Service Tax under Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/ispai-view/execouncilview.php?officeBearersId=150 ispai.in]</ref>

He was a co-founder of National Internet Exchange of India ([[NIXI]]), a non profit organization that represents all stakeholders managing the exchange point and domain registry in India.<ref>[http://www.connect-world.com/index.php/component/k2/item/780-india%E2%80%99s-it-revolution connect-world.com]</ref>

He has also participate as a member to the leading Industry Associations of India like [[FICCI]], [[CII]] & [[ASSOCHAM]].<ref>[http://aso.icann.org/people/icann-board-elections/2009-election/rajesh-chharia/ aso.icann.org]</ref>

Chharia has also participated as a member to the leading Industry Associations of India like [[FICCI]], [[CII]] & [[ASSOCHAM]].<ref>[http://aso.icann.org/people/icann-board-elections/2009-election/rajesh-chharia/ aso.icann.org]</ref>

== References ==

== References ==