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Dr. S. Dinesh Babu

Asst. Professor (Sr. Gr), Dept. of Visual Media and Communication, School of Arts & Sciences, Kochi | Research Guide, Dept. of Visual Media and Communication, School of Arts & Sciences, Kochi

Qualification: MPhil, MSc, Ph.D
dineshbabu@kh.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Mass Communication and Journalism, Animation Studies, Environmental and Health Communication, Tribal Studies, New Media, Development Communication

Bio

Dr. S. Dinesh Babu currently serves as Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.) at the Department of Visual Media and Communication, School of Arts, Humanities and Commerce,Kochi Campus. He is a member of the Board of Studies for Visual Media and Fine Arts Program and guides five Ph.D. candidates at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in the area of , Environmental and Health Communication, Agricultural communication, New Media, Development Communication.

Dr. S. Dinesh Babureceived his Ph. D. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamilnadu underRajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (UGC). He has done his Masters in E Media and Communication (M. Sc) from Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamilnadu.Received special endowment scholarship of Maveeran sundaralingam for secured highest marks in PG – M.Sc., Media and Communication.

He has completed M. Phil. degree from Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamilnaduin 2011. He has 7 years of experience in teaching, 13 years in research.

He has given invited talks in the area of Media Literacy and Misinformation, Sustainability and communication, Health and communication Strategies, Tools and challenges in research and Research Methodology. He has chaired sessions in national and international conferences at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and other educational institutions.

Qualification: M. Sc. (E-Media & Communication), M. Phil. (Communication Studies), Ph. D. (Journalism and Mass Communication)

 

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2022

A Study on The Impact of Visual Cues on Climate Change in National Dailies in India

Cite this Research Publication : A Study on The Impact of Visual Cues on Climate Change in National Dailies in India , NEUROQUANTOLOGY (Scopus),NOVEMBER 2022, VOLUME 20, ISSUE 15 DOI: 10.14704/NQ.2022.20.15.NQ88108

Publisher : NEUROQUANTOLOGY

Year : 2021

Influence of Colour Identity and Brand Recognition on Consumer Purchasing Behaviour: A Special Reference to Packaging of Cadbury Chocolates

Cite this Research Publication : Arya N A, Dr.S.DineshBabu. (2021). Influence of Colour Identity and Brand Recognition on Consumer Purchasing Behaviour: A Special Reference to Packaging of Cadbury Chocolates. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, 25(6), 11212–11218. Retrieved from https://annalsofrscb.ro/index.php/journal/article/view/7583

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Usp Vs Covid 19: Changes in Commercial Advertisements

Cite this Research Publication : Usp Vs Covid 19: Changes in Commercial Advertisements, Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian 

Year : 2021

Social Media and Its Influence on the Public Administration and Communication: An Analysis of Facebook Page Activities of Ernakulum Collector during COVID 19 Pandemic

Cite this Research Publication : Anuja Das P.M , S.Dinesh Babu. (2021). Social Media and Its Influence on the Public Administration and Communication: An Analysis of Facebook Page Activities of Ernakulum Collector during COVID 19 Pandemic. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, 25(6), 11227–11238. Retrieved from https://www.annalsofrscb.ro/index.php/journal/article/view/7585

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Snowballed Covid-19 Spread and Waned News Coverage in Indian Newspapers

Cite this Research Publication : Snowballed Covid-19 Spread and Waned News Coverage in Indian Newspapers, Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Understanding costume Design in Malayalam Cinema: A Study on Costume Director S.B Satheesan’s Movies ‘Kathapurushan’ (1995) and ‘Apothecary’ (2014); ‘Summer in Bethlehem’ (1998), and ‘Mili’ (2015)

Cite this Research Publication : Understanding costume Design in Malayalam Cinema: A Study on Costume Director S.B Satheesan’s Movies ‘Kathapurushan’ (1995) and ‘Apothecary' (2014); 'Summer in Bethlehem’ (1998), and ‘Mili’ (2015), Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Typography as a Communicative Tool: A Visual Analysis of Malayalam Cinema

Cite this Research Publication : Typography as a Communicative Tool: A Visual Analysis of Malayalam Cinema, Annals of the Romanian , Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Advertisements from Food Delivery Apps and Its Impact among the It Professionals of Kochi

Cite this Research Publication : Advertisements from Food Delivery Apps and Its Impact among the It Professionals of Kochi, Annals of the Romanian ,Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Portrayal of Journalism as a Profession in Malayalam Cinema: An Analysis of Four Malayalam Movies

Cite this Research Publication : "Portrayal of Journalism as a Profession in Malayalam Cinema: An Analysis of Four Malayalam Movies" , Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

A Qualitative Study Analysis of How and Why People Use Instagram for Online Impression Management

Cite this Research Publication : A Qualitative Study Analysis of How and Why People Use Instagram for Online Impression Management, Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Transformation of Protagonist to Antagonist by the Character Shammi in Kumbhalangi Nights

Cite this Research Publication : Transformation of Protagonist to Antagonist by the Character Shammi in Kumbhalangi Nights, Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

The Future of Over-The-Top Platforms after Covid-19 Pandemic

Cite this Research Publication : Revati Devaki P C, Dr. S. Dinesh Babu. (2021). The Future of Over-The-Top Platforms after Covid-19 Pandemic. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, 25(6), 11307–11313. Retrieved from https://www.annalsofrscb.ro/index.php/journal/article/view/7593

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Perception of Consumers on Social Responsibility Content in Commercial Advertisements

Cite this Research Publication : Perception of Consumers on Social Responsibility Content in Commercial Advertisements, Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

A Comparative Study on Ott Platform Censorship and Policies in India

Cite this Research Publication : A Comparative Study on Ott Platform Censorship and Policies in India, Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Misinformation on covid-19 Pandemic in Youtube and its Impact on Viewers in Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : Misinformation on covid-19 Pandemic in Youtube and its Impact on Viewers in Kerala, Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2021

Citizen Preference in Digital India Initiative: A Study on Communication Strategy of Indian Government Web Portals

Cite this Research Publication : Citizen Preference in Digital India Initiative: A Study on Communication Strategy of Indian Government Web portals , Annals of the Romanian Vol. 25 No. 6 (2021) Publsihed, May-21

Publisher : Annals of the Romanian

Year : 2020

An Analytical Study on Effectiveness of Info Graphics in Indian English Newspapers

Cite this Research Publication : “An Analytical Study on Effectiveness of Info graphics in Indian English Newspapers” ” International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation ISSN: 1475-7192 May 2020. (SCOPUS)

Publisher : International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Year : 2020

The Role of Community Radio in Empowering and Engaging Community Population in Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : “The Role of Community Radio in Empowering and Engaging Community Population in Kerala” ” International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation ISSN: 1475-7192 May 2020. (SCOPUS)

Publisher : International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Year : 2020

Korean Drama Reputation among Indigenous Students in Kochi, Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : “Korean Drama Reputation among Indigenous Students in Kochi, Kerala” ” International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation ISSN: 1475-7192 May 2020. (SCOPUS)

Publisher : International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Year : 2020

Preference of Photographs: A Study on Significance of Photo Journalism in Newspapers

Cite this Research Publication : Preference of Photographs: A study on significance of photojournalism in newspapers” ” International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation ISSN: 1475-7192 May 2020. (SCOPUS)

Publisher : International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Year : 2020

Demand for Implementation of Social Media tools in Primary Health Centre for Health Promotion Communication: A Special Reference to Ernakulum District

Cite this Research Publication : “Demand for implementation of social media tools in primary health Centre for health promotion communication: A special reference to Ernakulum district” International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation ISSN: 1475-7192 May 2020. (SCOPUS)

Publisher : International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Year : 2020

To Click Bait or Not: Detecting and Preventing Click baits in Facebook

Cite this Research Publication : "To Click Bait or Not: Detecting and Preventing Click baits in Face book “” International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation ISSN: 1475-7192 May 2020. (SCOPUS)

Publisher : International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Year : 2019

Automated Journalism; A Study on Selection of News Stories based on Individual Priority

Cite this Research Publication : A. M. R, sreekumar, A., and S. Dinesh Babu, “Automated Journalism; A Study on Selection of News Stories based on Individual Priority”, OPUS : IJITEE Journal , vol. 8, no. 7S2, 2019.

Publisher : OPUS : IJITEE Journal

Year : 2019

Impact of Social Media in Dissemination of Information During a Disaster- a Case Study on Kerala Floods 2018

Cite this Research Publication : A. Suresh Babu, S. Dinesh Babu, and Harikrishnan D., “Impact of Social Media in Dissemination of Information During a Disaster- a Case Study on Kerala Floods 2018”, OPUS: IJITEE journal , vol. 8, no. 7s2, 2019.

Publisher : OPUS: IJITEE journal

Year : 2019

Cyber Defamation and Social Media Ethics: A Study on Provisions Governing Online Defamation in India

Cite this Research Publication : A. Sreekumar, S. Dinesh Babu, and R, A. M., “Cyber Defamation and Social Media Ethics: A Study on Provisions Governing Online Defamation in India”, OPUS: IJAIR journal , vol. 8, no. 7, 2019.

Publisher : OPUS: IJAIR journal

Year : 2018

Male Representation in Female Oriented Movies a Study Focused on Parched and Lipstick under My Burkha

Cite this Research Publication : “Male Representation in Female Oriented Movies a Study Focused on Parched and Lipstick under My Burkha”, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol: 119 No. 12 2018, 2811-2822, ISSN: 1314-3395 (on-line version), (SCOPUS), 2018.

Publisher : International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics,

Year : 2018

Marketing Strategy in Advertisements Using Animated Characters

Cite this Research Publication : V. Vijayakrishnan, Harikrishnan D., and S. Dinesh Babu, “Marketing Strategy in Advertisements Using Animated Characters”, IJPAM, vol. 119, no. 12, pp. 2841–2852, 2018.

Publisher : IJPAM.

Year : 2018

Coverage of Science News in the Three National Dailies

Cite this Research Publication : C. T. Aiswarya, Sanju R., and S. Dinesh Babu, “Coverage of Science News in the Three National Dailies”, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 119, pp. 2871-2884, 2018.

Publisher : International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics.

Year : 2018

Role of Social Media in Promoting Theatres for Social Development

Cite this Research Publication : G. Krishna, Premrajan, S., Rekha K. P., and Babu, D., “Role of Social Media in Promoting Theatres for Social Development”, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics , vol. 119, pp. 2675-2686 , 2018.

Publisher : International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics

Year : 2017

Transition in Imaging of Female Protagonists in Contemporary Disney Animation Films

Cite this Research Publication : S. Dinesh Babu, Harikrishnan D., and Sreena K., “Transition in Imaging of Female Protagonists in Contemporary Disney Animation Films”, Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, no. 12, pp. 815-822, 2017.

Publisher : Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems

Year : 2016

Transforms of Real Heroes in Android Platform: A Study on Animated Movie Games

Cite this Research Publication : Published a Journal in SSRG International Journal of Communication and Media Science (SSRG-IJCMS) Paper entitled “Transforms of Real Heroes in Android Platform: A Study on Animated Movie Games” on April 2016 issue.

Publisher : SSRG International Journal of Communication and Media Science (SSRG-IJCMS)

Year : 2015

News through Animation Entertainment: A Study on ‘So Sorry’ Politoons

Cite this Research Publication : Published a Journal in INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ACADEMY (IJMRA) paper entitled “News through Animation Entertainment: A Study on ‘So Sorry’ Politoons” on January 2015 issue.

Publisher : INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ACADEMY (IJMRA)

National/International Associations

International

  1. Coordinator, AI4 Media Global Research Association for AI based research in Media.
  2. Coordinator and First Point Contact person for the UNESCO Media Alliance in Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi
  3. Coordinator and First Point Contact person for the UNESCO MIL Cities Project in Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi
  4. Active Local Chapter member of Google News University Network from 2019.

National

  1. A Local Chapter SPOC Member and SWAYAM- NPTEL’s Brand Ambassador in Amrita School of arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi from 2018 to present.
  2. Certified FactShala (India Media Literacy Network) trainee supported by google news initiative and data leads.
Academic Contribution
  1. Contributed the knowledge with innovative and attractive courses, influenced in curriculum development for the course started in Distance Education of Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
  2. Member in Board of Studies, Dept. of Visual Media and Communication, Amrita School of arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi.
  3. Doctoral Committee Member, Department of Visual Communication, School of Arts and Sciences, Mysuru, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
  4. From 2018 to 2022 serving as departmental head in Department of Visual Media and Communication, Amrita School of arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi.
  5. A Local Chapter SPOC Member and SWAYAM- NPTEL’s Brand Ambassador in Amrita School of arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi from 2018 to present.
  6. Represent IIT Madras Online Degree Program as Institute Representative (IR) for the Nov 22, 2020, Qualifier I exam.
  7. Active Local Chapter of Google News University Network from 2019.
  8. Department Research Academic Coordinator from 2018- 2022 in Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi.
  9. University Level Research Committee member from 2022 onwards in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
  10. Coordinator, AI4 Media Global Research Association for AI based research in Media.
  11. An editorial board member of the prestigious “International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences – USBED”.
  12. Subject Expert in Board of Studies, Department of Animation, Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science, Madurai
  13. Associate Member member of the UNESCO-UNAOC UNITIWN on Media andInformation Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (from now “Network”) with MICA Ahmedabad from 2022
Project Guidance
PG M.Phil. Ph.D.
15 Research project Guided 20 M.Phil. Produced 5 (Under Guidance) 3F+2P

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Seminar/Webinar/Training Programme/Workshop/Internships Attended
  1. Internship training on Radio Production from Radio Mirchi, Madurai in 2008
  2. Internship training on Television Production and Management training from JAYA television Network, Chennai in 2009
  3. Internship training on Animation Film Production training for Maya, Coimbatore in 2010
  4. Online Film Editing Course training from UGC-CEC in 2010
  5. Attended Film Appreciation Course organized by Media research center, Department of philosophy, The Madura College, Madurai and Federation of Film Societies of India (S.R), Hyderabad on 14 -17 August 2008.
  6. Participated “Two days Hands on Workshop on Script writing and story boarding” organized by the Department of Communication, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu on 13 and 14 August 2012.
  7. Attended Two days national conference on Grassroots Communication for Development (under the auspicious of UGC SAP) organized by Department of Communication, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University on 25-26 February 2011.
  8. Presented a research paper entitled A Study on Non Verbal Communication in Animation Movies in ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on New Media in a Globalized Society organized by Department of Sociology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu on 14 December 2012.
  9. Participated “Two days State Level Seminar on Social Responsibility of the Media” organized by Department of Visual Communication, Periyar E.V.R. College (Autonomous), Trichy on 13 and 14 March 2014.
  10. Participated “Two days film fest on disability issues” organized by the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 16 and 17 March 2012.
  11. Participated “Ten days Training programme on Converting Classical Tamil
  12. Literature into Digital Video Production” organized by the Department of Communication, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu on 10 and 19 December 2013.
  13. Participated in “International Conference on Transformation of Economy through Digitalization Management Perspectives” organized by Amrita School of Arts and Sciences on 28th and 29th March 218.
  14. Attended National Seminar on Medicinal Plants organized by Kerala Forest Research Institute on 7th December 2019
  15. Successfully completed “Understanding Research Methods” from Coursera on    23.04.2020
  16. Successfully completed “Public Health Reporting” conducted by UNICEF 23.04.2020
  17. Successfully completed “Multimedia Storytelling” course conducted by Google Training Centre 24.04.2020
  18. Successfully completed National Level COVID-19 AND AROGYA SETU general awareness quiz organized by NSS Unit of Sri Venkatesa Perumal College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous), Puttur-517583 Andhra Pradesh on 28.04.2020
  19. Successfully Participated  in Online Faculty Development Programme on” Contemporary Tools as Techniques for Teachers and Researchers in Higher Education: Experience of using Virtual Classrooms” held on 9th May 2020 at Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru (Association with AICTE)
  20. Successfully completed the online workshop on Universal Human Values on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education during 25-29 April, 2020 as organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
  21. Intercultural Dialogue about the COVID-19 Pandemic by Asian Media and Cultural Studies Network, Deakin University on 23 September 2020
  22. Freelance Hacks – Juggling Commercial Work With Journalism by HackPack.press on 20 October 2020
Seminar/Webinar/Training Programme/Workshop Organized
  1. One Day Workshop on Wildlife, Nature Conservation & Media Reporting – 16.11.2011with Marianne de Nazareth Former Asst. Editor, The Deccan Herald, Freelance Web & Print Journalist Adjunct faculty: St Joseph’s PG college of Media Studies
  2. Special Session on TV/Video/Documentary – 22.11.2011                with Mr.Menon Madhu soodhan Madhav, Film Maker/ Director, Decode communications, Ahmadabad, Gujarat
  3. Special Seminar session on Basicsof Media and Radio/Audio. (IJNET) 15 .03 .2011              Mr.S. Annamalai, News Bureau Chief, The Hindu , Madurai and Mr. B.M.Karthick RJ, Radio Mirchi, Madurai
  4.  Two Day Hands–On Workshop on Script Writing and Story Boarding – 13.08.2012 & 14.08.2012 with Mr. Sathyamoorthy – Film Director, Chennai
  5. One Day Workshop on Gender, Masculinity and Media – 22.08.2012         with Mrs.Bimla Chandrasekar, Director, EKTA, Madurai
  6. Mona Mozhi, Exclusive Screening of Short Film& Appreciation – 25.09.201 Appreciation & Discussion With Jayachandra Hashmi, Short Film Director & Team
  7. One Day Workshop on Television Production – 28.09.2012            Ashwin B.Sonone, Associate Professor, FTII, Pune
  8. One Day Seminar on information Access and knowledge Gap – 08 .03 .2011          Professor Heinz Bonfadelli Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland and Dr. Annelies Debrunner, and Founder, Debrunner Research Project, Zurich, Switzerland
  9. Career Counselling Programme Topic: Hiring Plans and Global Employment – 27.11.2011 with Dr Pon Mohaideen Pitchai Senior HR Advisor, Dubai, UAE
  10. Ten days Training Programme on Converting Classical Tamil literature into Digital Video Production – 10th December – 19th December 2013              Central institute of Classical Tamil Funded programme
  11. Organized a two-day newsroom training program on Google tools on 8th and 9th July 2019.Geetika Rustagi, (former social media manager NDTV, former community engagement editor at Hindustan times , Media lead at optimum info system for Google news lab)
  12. Organized International Seminar on IDEATION, ILLUSTRATION AND THEATRE was held on June 20th. Ms. Lynne is an Illustrator, Designer, Adjunct Professor, Lecturer at Pratt Institute, New York and Mr. Kannan Menon , Producer, Director and an Actor, handled the sessions.
  13. Organized Virtual Webinar Session with Tina Peji, a Digital Learning Leader ad CAS coordinator, conducted a webinar session for the faculty of ASAS. The training session was conducted on the 2nd of August, 2019.
  14. Organized Virtual Webinar session on Media Management and strategic communication was conducted on 10th October 2019 by Tapesh Chandra Gupta from Chatishghar.
  15. An International workshop on photography was organized in collaboration with “Srishti” on 14th September 2018. Leonard Goh, an avid photography educator, photographer and published writer led the workshop.
  16. Organized as a Co Convener “National Workshop on “The Art of Writing Effective Research Papers” On 30th and 31st August 2018
  17. Organized one day workshop on Cinematography was conducted by renowned Cinematographer Sri. Prakash Velayudhan Malayalam Film Industry on 7thSeptember 2018
  18. Organized an interactive session with Ms.Anjali.R.Nair, sub-editor of The Times of India newspaper on the ‘Challenges and opportunities of print media’ on 22nd January 2020,
  19.  Organized an interactive session on “Creation of Manual Advertisements” with Prof. Rahul M.Weldode, Head, Visual Media Department, Adarsh Chitrakala Mahavidyalay in Aurangabad, Maharashtra on 29th January, 2020.
  20. Organized an interactive session on “Design for Arts and Process of Digital Advertising” with Shasawat Srivasta, Visiting faculty, Digital Communications, IIM New Delhi on 17th February, 2020.
  21. Organized Three-day training programme on Film Making in the name of “Cinemates 2020 “on 17th – 19th February, 2020.
  22. Organized Three day Inter College event “CAMERA SPEAKS 2020” on 4th -6th March 2020.
  23. Conducted Animation Workshop on February 2019 as a convener in Department of Visual Media and Communication, Amrita School of arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi.
  24. Conducted Radio Production workshop in subsequent years of 2017 & 18 in Department of Visual Media and Communication, Amrita School of arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi.
  25. Organized DAKSHINA in UNESCO’s WYSD on 15 JULY 2020 and 2021.
  26. Organized a training webinar- ‘Identify and Debunk Misinformation & Fake News’ on 21st August 2020
  27. Virtual Vidyamirtam Session 2020 on ‘Public Health and Community Media during Covid-19’ on 16th October, Friday
  28. Organized Virtual Vidyamirtam Session on “Role of Media and mass communication theories in the global pandemic “. with Prof. Dr M.J.P (MARK) DEUZE from University of Amstredam on 9th November 2020.
  29. Organized Virtual Vidyamirtam Session on “Intellectual Property Right and its importance in Visual and Mass Media”. with Dr .Vidyamotta Jhaa from Supreme court on November 2020.
  30. Organized Virtual Session on Redesigning Pedagogy for Skill based Learning.
  31. Organized international Seminar on “Role of Media in Community and Social Development” with Prof. Sarath Menon
  32. Co-Organizer of International Webinar – Transcending borders – Finding Cinematic Voices for four-day series.
  33. Organized a three-day Faculty Development Programme on National Education Policy 2020 on 20th -22nd January 2020
  34. Organized ‘Meet the Scholars’ was a global webinar conducted by the Department of Visual Media and Communication on 18th, 19th and 20th November 2021 in association with Communication today, a bilingual media quarterly journal. The initiative sets the foundation for the inauguration of the forum, ‘R4 Research’, an exclusive Media research platform.
  35. ‘Meet the Author,’ a global webinar on 30th November 2021, as a precursor for the inauguration of ‘The Amrita Media Literacy Forum,’ an exclusive platform in creating Information and media literacy via media and communications studies. Prof. (Dr.) Anubhuti Yadav, Head, Department of New Media, Course Director, Advertising and Public Relations, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi
  36. Organized ‘ISMER 2022” International Symposium on Media Education and Social Change on 21st, 22nd  and 23rd  April 2022.
Expert Talks and Panelist
  1. Chair the session as a speaker on “Preparation of area specific educational aids, mass media for nutrition education, mass awareness techniques, area specific action plan” conducted by Community Medicine Department, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences- Kochi held on 24th August 2019
  2. Invited as a Keynote Speaker in “International Journalism and Decision-Making: Who Is In Charge?” organized by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Ahram Canadian University, Cairo, Egypt
  3. Delivered as online expert session on “New Media for Social Change”, at De Paul Institute of Science and Technology on 27th March, 2021.
  4. Invited as guest speaker for the workshop ‘Research Project Writing and Data Analysis conducted by Amity University, UP. In the 8 day Faculty Development Program he discussed research methods. The event was held on February 26 2021
  5. Moderated a session on “International Journalism: A New Wave of Communication’’ in IJCON 2021. It is the 2nd Annual International Conference on “The Impact of Contemporary Changes in International Journalism between the First and the Developing World” (IJCON2021), and was organised by the Journalism Department, Faculty of Mass Communication, Ahram Canadian University, Egypt. The event was held from 22- 23 December, 2021.
  6. Moderated for Global Communication Education Conclave (GCEC) on Digital Transformation of Advertisement through Visual Art on 10th January 2022.
  7. Expert for two days FDP on “Research Methodology for Media Studies” organized by St. Joseph College for Communication Studies, Kottayam on 1st and 2nd June 2022
  8. Expert Panelist UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Cities at the world Urban Forum 11 from 26th June to 30th June 2022 in Poland. https://events.unesco.org/event?id=3952468212
  9. Member in International Organizing Committee (IOC) of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2022 organized by UNESCO on 24th October 2022 -31st October 20222
  10. Expert Speaker in UNESCO MIL Week 2022 hosted by Nigerian Government. On the topic “Ministers, mayors and experts: Dialoguing on Media and Information Literacy Cities” on 24th October 2022.
Academic Projects

Project Proposed

  1. Proposed a project titled” Combining art and environmental awareness” to ministry of environment forest and climate change, India
  2. Proposed a project titled “Identifying the challenges in online teaching/learning process in the higher education institutions of Kerala” to Association of Indian Universities.
  3. Proposed Project titled “Communication for Social Change and transformation among tribal in Kerala” to Department of Science and Technology, India.
  4. Proposed Project – Asia-Pacific and Bay of Bengal Media Grants 2018 to Earth Journalism Network
Courses Taught
  1. Research methodology
  2. Environmental Journalism
  3. Online and social media Tools for Journalism
  4. Health and Environmental Communication
  5. E Learning Tools
  6. Innovation Design and Society
  7. Communication Design
  8. Communication and Media Studies
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