
PhD (Journalism and Mass Communication) - Andhra University
Master of Journalism and Mass Communication (Gold Medalist) - Andhra University
Master of Laws (LLM) - First Class - Andhra University
Certificate Course in Film Appreciation - Film and Television Institute of India - Pune
PG Diploma in Human Rights and Social Development - Sri Venkateswara University - A.P
New Media Technologies, Media and mediated Culture, Media Ecology, Impact of Media studies
Academic: 23 years
Professor from Oct 2020, Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Professor from Oct 2017 to Oct 2020, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (A Central University), Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh.
Professor from March 2015 to Oct 2017, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
Associate Professor from March 2012 to March 2015, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
Assistant Professor from 2009 to March 2012, Dept. of Journalism and Communication, Yogi Vemana University, (State Government University) Andhra Pradesh.
Assistant Professor from 2003 to 2009, Journalism and Mass Communication, Ethiopian University, Ministry of Higher Education, Govt. of Ethiopia. (UNDP)
Full time Teaching Assistant from 1998 to 2003, Dept. of Communication and Journalism, Sri Venkateswara University (State Government University) Andhra Pradesh.
Administrative:
Former Executive Council Member - Central University of Himachal Pradesh.
Former Dean of Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication - Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Madhya Pradesh.
Former Dean of Faculty of Technical, Vocational Education and Skill Training - Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Madhya Pradesh.
Former Dean of Faculty of Journalism Mass Communication and New Media - Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
Former Head of the Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication - Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Madhya Pradesh.
Former Head of the Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication - Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
Former Coordinator Dept. of Communication and Journalism - Yogi Vemana University, Andhra Pradesh (State Government University)
Former Academic Council Member - Central University of Himachal Pradesh.
Former Academic Council Member - Indira Gandhi National Tribal University.
Former Chairman - Games and Sports - Indira Gandhi National Tribal University.
Former Chairman - SC & ST Cell - Indira Gandhi National Tribal University.
Former Chairman - Annual Quality Assurance Report - IGNTU
Former Chairman - Unfair Means Examination Committee - IGNTU.
Director - 4th All India Inter-University National Qawwali Competitions (AIU) Delhi & IGNTU.
Former Member - IQAC - Indira Gandhi National Tribal University.
Chief Superintendent - Central Evaluation Centre continuously for 4 Semesters - IGNTU.
Vice Chancellor Nominee – Kendriya Vidyalaya Management Committee - IGNTU.
Member Advisory Board - RTI Cell - Indira Gandhi National Tribal University.
Former Director - Computer Center – Central University of Himachal Pradesh.
I/c Chair Professor - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair - Central University of Himachal Pradesh.
Vice Chancellor Nominee - D P C - Central University of Himachal Pradesh.
I/c SC & ST and I/c Legal Cell - Central University of Himachal Pradesh.
External Academic Activities / Duties / Bodies:
UGC - Observer for State Eligibility Test (SET)
Member of Screening Committees & Selection Committees for Teaching Posts.
Former Member - School Board - Media Studies - Central University of Kashmir.
Member Board of Studies- Dept. of JMC - Guru Ghasidas Central University - Bilaspur.
Member Board of Studies - Dept. of JMC- Guru Jambheshwar University - Haryana.
Member - RDC - Dept. of JMC - Himachal Pradesh University - Shimla.
1. Three Week Leadership Academic Program for Academicians (LEAP) Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, organized by University of Hyderabad in partnership with Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. University of Hyderabad, India: 11th - 24rd February 2019, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia: 25th February-3nd March 2019
2. Won Special Mention in the category - FORMATIVE RESEARCH for Producer & Director of Documentary Film-Depicting the Nomadic Life of Gaddi Tribe of Himachal Pradesh-Organsied by Consortium of Educational Communication - CEC - UGC - All India Educational Video Competition 2015-16
3. Secured Gold Medal in Master of Journalism and Mass Communication
4. UGC-NET - Journalism and Mass Communication - Dec 1999
5. SLET (Accredited by UGC) - Journalism and Mass Communication - Feb 1997
International Collaboration/Consultancy
Characteristics of Highly Cited Articles in Communication (1989 to 2018): A Web of Science-Based Analysis, Journal - Media Watch 10 (3) 645-663, 2019. E-ISSN 2249-8818.(Scopus)
Digital Inclusion for Access to information: A Study on Banking and Financial Institutions in India, Sage, DOI:10.1177/21582440/7720479, 2017 SAGE. (Scopus).
Health literacy for productive consumption of health information on Internet in Indian perspective, Media Asia-Routledge, 43:2, 84-90, DOI: 10.1080/01296612.2016.1237461-2016.
Information Literacy among People with Disabilities in the UNESCO - (MILID) - Media Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue for the Sustainable Development Goals - MILID Year Book, June, 2015 - Sweden. ISBN-978-91-87957-13-0.
Communication Model of Polio Eradication in India, Communicator, Journal of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, Vol. XLVIII No. 1, 2015. 0588-8093
Global Research Progress on Health Literacy: An Analysis, Journal of Critical Review, Vol 7, Issue 12, 2020. ISSN- 2394-5125.
Gender divide in Education in India: A Critical study based on Functionalist theory of Education, Journal of Critical Review, Vol 7, Issue 2, 2020. ISSN-2394-5125.
Beyond Nomadism: Media, Modernity and the Gujjar tribe in Himachal Pradesh-India, Media Asia, Routledge, DOI:10.1080/01296612.2017.1377993, 2018.