Kamesh is currently the President of the World Bamboo Organization; his term began in December 2007.  As Director of the Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), Guwahati, Assam, India, he oversees the functioning of more than 20 employees and leads the team in carrying out various activities in protecting the environment and promoting the awareness of Bamboo. As a Coordinator of the Bamboo Technical Support Group (BTSG) of the National Bamboo Mission , Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India for NE States and States of Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal , Kamesh oversees, monitors and coordinates the functioning of the NBM in the region .

As Project Coordinator of Cane and Bamboo Technological Upgradation and Networking Project (a UNDP funded and UNIDO implemented project) from August 2000, he nurtured its activities from inception to its successful culmination in March, 2004. As the Project Leader of a team which was sponsored by INBAR, Beijing, a study was made on the role of Bamboo in Sericulture in North East India. He has had the privilege of working as a Consultant for UNIDO for the Bamboo Handicraft Sector under the Bamboo Development Plan of Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India in August 1999. As the Chief Functionary of the Crafts Society of Manipur, Kamesh led a team of artisans and entrepreneurs in the development and marketing of innovative Handicraft products thereby promoting use of environment friendly material. As a member of the All India Handicraft Board from 1997 to 1999 under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, he has played a leading role in formulating and developing strategies, particularly for the NE Region of India .

One of these principal achievements has been the conduction of a Workshop on Developing an Action Programme for Bamboo Artisans in Costa Rica for participants from 36 countries in November 1998 during the VIth World Bamboo Congress. He was also instrumental in organizing a series of “North East Crafts Festivals” at Dilli Haat, New Delhi and other places of India. And also the “North East Bamboo Festivals” in NE India under the initiative of the Development Commissioner Handicrafts and NEC.

Perhaps the most major achievement of his career has been the appointment as the President of the World Bamboo Organisation. Prior to this role, Kamesh was WBO’s Regional Representative for South Asia, in recognition of his contribution to the development of bamboo crafts and industries in this region.  Another recent highlight for Kamesh was his being inducted as a Member of the “Apex Committee of National Bamboo Mission” launched by the ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India.  Another major achievement was his involvement with the formulation of the National Bamboo Mission of India; as the head of CBTC, he prepared the report for this ambitious mission. It can be proudly said that this is North India’s contribution to the national mainstream.

Currently, he is playing an active role as  a consultant to UNIDO in organizing the Bamboo Development Programmes in North East India and Ghana, and assisting the Government of East Timor in establishing a Bamboo Processing and Demonstration Facility. Kamesh also organized BAMTECH – ‘Bamboo Industrial Seminar’ in Bangkok, Thailand (2003) and Accra, Ghana (2005) for UNIDO. He organized the first Indo-Bhutan Bamboo Exhibition for the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperataion in Thimphu, Bhutan in 2006. Under his leadership, the VIII World Bamboo Congress was in held in Thailand from 16-18 September 2009.  It was Kamesh’s iniative to request the government of Thailand to declare the 18th of September World Bamboo Day. Yes, Kamesh is a busy man in the world of bamboo!