Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, woman topper of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) 1989 batch, is a gold medalist in Psychology, MBA from Australia, and Ph.D. in Rural Development. She has penned 13 books, 8 in English and 5 in Kannada covering various subjects like Management, Personality Development, Women Empowerment, IAS Coaching etc. Besides, she regularly writes articles and gives lectures/interviews on T.V., Radio, seminars, etc., to connect to people on issues of public interest.