5 ▁and ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Jay ant ▁Pr as ad ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁B imal ▁Pr as ad , ▁a ▁noted ▁historian . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁school ing ▁from ▁Modern ▁School , ▁he ▁studied ▁ ▁at ▁St . ▁Stephen ' s ▁College , ▁Del hi , ▁and ▁obtained ▁his ▁B . ▁A . ▁ ▁from ▁Del hi ▁University . ▁He ▁secured ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁history ▁from ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁After ▁lect uring ▁on ▁modern ▁Indian ▁history ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁St . ▁Stephen ' s ▁College , ▁Del hi ▁University , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Indian ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Post ings ▁at ▁Indian ▁miss ions ▁In ▁Indian ▁Miss ions ▁abroad , ▁he ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁India ' s ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁to ▁the ▁Conference ▁on ▁Dis arm ament , ▁Gene va ▁( 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 7 ), ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Al ger ia ; ▁Coun s ell or ▁for ▁trade ▁access ▁and ▁development ▁co operation ▁at ▁the ▁Indian ▁Mission ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁First ▁Secretary ▁in ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Mission ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁Gene va ▁and ▁Second ▁Secretary ▁in ▁the ▁Emb ass y ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁Paris .