Ashwani Lohani, a 1980-batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, with the unique distinction of earning four degrees and a gold medal, is currently posted as Managing Director & Commissioner of Tourism, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Lohani's successes, wherever he has worked, be it the ITDC, Madhya Pradesh Tourism, National Rail Museum or as Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Delhi, have earned him the tag of a successful turnaround manager in the Indian government.