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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.

My Academic Record

Course	Subject	Institution	Year	Grade
Ph.D	West European Studies	Jawaharlal Nehru University	In progress	--
M.Phil	West European Studies	Jawaharlal Nehru University	1993-95	7.62 CGPA
M.A.	International Studies	Jawaharlal Nehru University	1991-93	6.81
B.A.	Political Science	Madras Christian College	1989-91	63%
Pre-Degree	--	Marthoma College,Kerala	1986-88	74%
General Certificate of Education	--	University of London	1985	Graded individually

Work Experience

Period	Organisation	Designation
December 2000- Present	India World Radio	Associate Producer
February 2000-July 2000	IndiaInfo.com	Sub-edito/Reporter
July 1999 - December 1999	India World Radio	Producer
May 1997-July 1998	TransWorld Radio	Presenter
September 1996-January 1997	Times FM	Presenter
October 1996- November 1996	Jawaharlal Nehru University	Seminar Assistant
February 1995-June 1995	Hyatt Regency	Telemarketer
February 1994-May 1994	Hyatt Regency	Telemarketer