Dr. Chandra Prakash Sharma (b.1941) worked as Head, Department of Economics at M. M. Modi College, Patiala (1970-2001) . He was nominated to the Academic Council, the Board of Faculty and the Board of Studies of Punjabi University, Patiala several times during this period. He was also associated guest faculty at the Punjab School of Management Studies of the University. Prior to this, He was General Manager of International Medical Devices, Gurgaon, a Company manufacturing ophthalmic devices in India that found its market many countries the world over. He obtained his first Masters Degree in English from the University of Rajasthan as student of now BITS, Pilani. After working as lecturer in English in a college in Haryana for a couple of years, he took his second Masters Degree in Economics from Punjabi University, Patiala in 1969. and later his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the same University in 1987. Besides his research papers he has several publications to his credit. The important among them are: 1. Industrialization and Regional Development 2. Industrialization and Development Banking 3. The Divine Symphony - Hymns of Guru Teg Bahadurji in English verse - Purnima Publication, 53, New Lal Bagh Colony, Patiala 4. The Symphony of my being - worldclay.com