My academic background is in International
Studies while my job experience is mainly in radio. I'm presently doing my Ph.D in
International Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. The topic of my
study is "Public Broadcasting Systems in Britain and India: A Comparative
Study". Previous to this, I have completed an M.Phil dissertation on the topic
"Constraints on and Challenges to the Autonomy of the British Broadcasting
Corporation".Radiowise, I have done stints in Times FM (a
local FM station), Transworld Radio (broadcasting over shortwave from Sri Lanka) India World Radio which delivers
content over the Internet. My main responsiblities have been presenting and producing
programs
Skillswise, I have done a course on feature radio production from Radio
Nederland (in association with the Thomson Foundation) as well as a course on
"Digital Radio in the 21st Century" from the Church of England
Brodacasting Foundation. I also have a Certificate in Information Technology from the
Computer Maintenance Corporation (CMC) and am familiar with HTML and Sound Editing
packages such as Frontpage 98, Dreamweaver, Homesite and Cool Edit Pro.