R. P. Singh (b. 1930)-A former Senior Fulbright Fellow, and a Senior ICSSR fellow attached to the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, earned his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of London. Retired from the NCERT as Head, Department of Teacher Education and also as Chairman, Educational Research and Innovations Committee, Dr. Singh is a recipient of many honours and awards. A prolific writer and an avid reader, he feels concerned about the problems teacher education is currently facing. He recently authored the National Curriculum Framework for the NCTE. His books and papers have been published both in India and abroad. His best-known books in the area of teacher education are: The Indian Teacher, Teachers in India, Teacher Education in Turmoil etc. He is the founder President of All India Association of Teacher Educators.