He also known as Manmohan Kumar Rana, is an electrical, aeronautical and computer engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. With his experience of 30 years in the Indian Air Force and 10 years in the international corporate world, he is now working to ameliorate the political, economic and social ills that plague India. He partners with NGOs to forward his vision of what is required for moving towards inclusive prosperity and decisive sustainability.
Mike Rana has received several awards from the Government of India for work on many projects on large database systems, real-time air defence systems and missile systems. He has the distinction of receiving awards for his writings on information technology by the Computer Society of India.
He is the author of A Citizen's Manifesto, and a regular contributor to a number of international magazines. He is also active in the social media where he has more than 3,000 followers. Currently, he is engaged in drafting manifestoes for several national political parties.