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'''Colette Mathur''', a French writer and Indologist, is the president of the [[EuroIndia Centre]], a [[non governmental organization]] promoting interaction between various organizations in India and Europe, through networking.<ref name="The Board">{{cite web | url=http://www.the-euroindia-centre.org/content/the_board.aspx | title=The Board | publisher=EuroIndia Centre | date=2016 | accessdate=February 7, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214185550/http://www.the-euroindia-centre.org/content/the_board.aspx | archive-date=14 February 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> She is the Director - South Asia at the [[World Economic Forum]], the Switzerland-based non-profit organization for public-private cooperation.<ref name="Leadership Team">{{cite web | url=http://web.worldbank.org/archive/website00818/WEB/OTHER/LEADERSH.HTM#Colette | title=Leadership Team | publisher=World Bank | date=2016 | accessdate=February 7, 2016}}</ref><br />
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Born in Brussels, Mathur did her college studies at [[University of Geneva]] and worked as a public relations officer in Brussels before joining the [[World Economic Forum]] in 1979.<ref name="Profile on Scratch my soul">{{cite web | url=http://www.scratchmysoul.com/viewprofile.aspx?authkey=4SK74KP+IcJp5ZNYqWtjdA== | title=Profile on Scratch my soul | publisher=Scratch my soul | date=2016 | accessdate=February 8, 2016}}</ref> She has held several posts at the WEF such as the Member of the Executive Board and as the Director for South Asia and is committee member of the Geneva Asia Society and a founding member of the [[EuroIndia Centre]].<ref name="Leadership Team" />''India Rising: Emergence of a New World Power'', a book Mathur has co-authored with Frank-Jürgen Richter and Tarun Das, details the emergence of India as a world power and analyses the challenges the country faces.<ref name="India Rising: Emergence of a New World Power">{{cite book | url=http://www.abebooks.com/9789812611963/India-Rising-Emergence-New-World-9812611967/plp | title=India Rising: Emergence of a New World Power | publisher=Marshall Cavendish Business |author1=Colette Mathur |author2=Frank-Jürgen Richter |author3=Tarun Das | year=2005 | pages=236 | isbn=9789812611963}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2008, for her contributions to the country.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |accessdate=January 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=November 15, 2014 }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[EuroIndia Centre]]<br />
* [[World Economic Forum]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web | url=http://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/business/460603/colette-mathur-director-world-econo.html | title=Director of the World Economic Forum, Colette Mathur, addressing the media in New Delhi | publisher=Times Content | work=Web Gallery | date=23 November 2000 | accessdate=February 8, 2016}}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{cite book | title=India Rising: Emergence of a New World Power | publisher=Marshall Cavendish Business |author1=Colette Mathur |author2=Frank-Jürgen Richter |author3=Tarun Das | year=2005 | pages=236 | isbn=9789812611963}}<br />
* {{cite journal | url=http://www.the-euroindia-centre.org/files/Opening%20Remarks%20Colette%202.pdf | title=Opening Remarks – Building Secure Cities for Economic Prosperity and Growth | author=Colette Mathur | journal=The EuroIndia Centre | year=2016 | access-date=8 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214200610/http://www.the-euroindia-centre.org/files/Opening%20Remarks%20Colette%202.pdf | archive-date=14 February 2016 | url-status=dead }}<br />
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