Professor & Founding Director, Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia. Adjunct Professor, Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Tezpur University, Assam. Member, Asia-Pacific Alliance for Communication Research Associations (APACRA), Beijing, China. Expert Member, National Collegium of Assessors, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Founding President, All India Communication and Media Association (AICMA), New Delhi.