This book on Media in Modern India is an excellent piece of research done on a topic of contemporary concern. This becomes all the more important in the light of the increasing role of media in bringing out the political and social changes in the society.
The book evinces wide reading of both primary and secondary sources. The author has been meticulous in his presentation of facts. His lucid presentation and holistic understanding about media’s working and its impact on society can be discerned easily.
The book is indeed a thought provoking research which is likely to be of great use for the scholars and the persons engaged in the field of mass media.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jai Narain Sharma
Dr. Jai Narain Sharma (b. 1951) is on the faculty of the Department of Gandhian Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He obtained his Master's Degrees in Economics and Political Science from Panjab University, M.Phil. from H.P. University, Shimla and Ph.D. from Panjab University. Dr. Sharma's area of specialization include Gandhian Economics, Human Right, Research Methodology, Political Power, Human Resource Management and Ecology. Dr. Sharma has distinguished himself as a Gandhian scholar and management expert. He has been connected with a number of national and international organizations in various capacities. He is a member of Board of Studies, Nagpur University, Nagpur and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi and a member of Research Degree Committee of the Department of Political Science. H.P. University, Shimla. He is also the General Secretary of Idian Society of Gandhian Studies and the member on the Presidium of the Allaince for Sarvodaya. He regularly writes for leading newspapers, and published more than hundred research papers in professional journals. His earlier books "Gandhi's View of Political Power", "Economics of Defence: A Study of SAARC Countries", "Economic Thought of Mahatma Gandhi" and Human Resource Management are well received and widely acclaimed as scholarly works of lasting values. He has also been invited by the University Grant Commission to write a text book on ‘Defence Economics' for University students. A rare combination of intellectualism and acativism Dr. Sharma is a multifaceted personality. He has earned reputation as an authentic interpreter of Gandhian Philosophy and Management expert.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Manoj Rajan
Dr. Manoj Rajan is a multifaceted personality. He has done his Masters in Political Science and Gandhian Studies and Ph.D. from the Department of Gandhian Studies, Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has contributed a large number of scholarly papers in various Journals or repute. He is the Life Member of various important societies and organizations. He is also a freelance journalist with leading newspapers of India. He also played First Class cricket in India under ‘Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI)’.
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