Shyam Singh Shashi is an Indian socio–anthropologist, litterateur and poet.
[7] Shashi is a visiting professor at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), the president of the International Academy of Children's Literature and chairs International Institute of Nomadic Studies.
[3] He served as the director of Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's Publication Division,[2] and as the honorary editor of Collected Works of Dr. B.R.
(honoris causa) for his "pioneering work on Roma of Europe and America", making him the first recipient of D.Litt.
[9] In 1990, the Government of India awarded him Padma Shri for his "multifaceted achievements in the field of literature".