Ajay Malkani apart from Postgraduate degree in commerce and degree of law from Banaras Hindu University has graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1986, with specialization in Direction. For the last 40 years Ajay is mobilizing theatre activities in India on socially relevant themes. Ajay has directed 60 plays, including Indian and International classics, organized and conducted 50 theatre workshops in collaboration with NSD, Dept. of Culture (New Delhi), Sangeet Natak Academy,North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC), Deptt. Of Culture Bihar and Jharkhand, MECON, SAIL etc. Besides being associated with Films, Radio and Electronic productions, he has worked as Event Manager and Creative Director conducting various programmes in U.P., M.P., Rajasthan, Bihar, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal and Andaman Island etc. Ajay has been awarded with Natya Bhushan from Utkal Yuva Sanskriti Sangh, Cuttack, Gokul Samman from Gokul Art. Varanasi, Anil Mukherjee Shikher Samman from Bihar Art Theatre, Patna.Sanskar Bharti Vakerker Shikher Samman from Lucknow, State award from Govt. of Jharkhand and Patliputra award from Prangan, Patna, Bihar.