Prashanth G N — CEO
Author I Journalist I Communications Strategist Space/Aerospace I Science I Technology I Defence Robert Bosch Fellow, Geneva, Copenhagen, Torino, Dublin Science Fellow, IAS-MIT, Massachusetts Certification UGC Fellow, India Awarded by Times Group VC-MD Vineet Jain Awarded in presence of then President of India, K R Narayanan Been in Journalism, Media, Writing, Communications Industry as Editorial, Content and Communications Strategist, close to 30 years, focused on Space, Science, Technology, allied domains. The Times of India, International Business Times, The Hindu, The Deccan Herald, Talk Magazine and The Indian Express have been the fulcrum, enabling me to report from Bangalore, New York, Las Vegas, Seattle, Singapore, Geneva, Copenhagen, Torino, Dublin, other geographies. Biography on Space Legend U R Rao, Vikram Sarabhai's Most Admired and Adored Protege: Journalism turned me into an Author too, I writing the only Biography on India's globally acclaimed Space Legend and Scientist, Prof U R Rao, Late ISRO Chairman, who was at BHU, MIT, Massachusetts and NASA. The Biography, 'The Life and Times of U R Rao: From Humble Origins to a Space Legend - A Biographical Account', has reached a galaxy of people in India and Abroad from the Space, Science, Education, Entrepreneurial, intellectual and Political World. BIOGRAPHY A REFERENCE TEXT AT RVCE The Biography is accorded as Reference Text for Aero Students at the Premier RV University, Bangalore, India. AT AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY Biography now part of library and book share sections at Ahd University. Travel Journalism took me around the world to report on Science, Space, Tech including US, Europe, SE Asia. A remarkable experience - CERN, Geneva, reporting on Particle Physics and the Universe. Culture In Journalism, Music, Cinema, Books and Biographies, profiling Zakir Hussain, Sultan Khan, Mark Knopfler, Bryan Adams, V S Naipaul were exciting; Philanthropy, Healthcare, Politics, Urban Development, Education, Marketing Technology, at K2 Communications. INSPIRERS So many, from everywhere. Teachers-Scholars who altered the course of my life - Dr Sudha Sitharaman- ISEC-Pondicherry-South Africa, Dr Satish Deshpande-JNU, DSE, Univs-California-Hyd; Dr Surinder Jodhka- JNU, Queen's Belfast-Hyd; Dr Sanjay Palshikar, Poona-Hyd; Prof Partha Chatterjee-Calcutta-Columbia. My lovely, generous brothers, cousins-all super-achievers; mom, dad, aunts-uncles, relatives who gave me all.
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Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 27 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Content Strategy
- Frontier Technologies
- Business Development
- Content Creation
- Reporting
- Editing
- Space Reporting
- Current Affairs
- Space Journalism
- Policy Analysis
- Science Reporting
- Technology Journalism
- Cultural Reporting
- Event Coverage
- News Editing
Career Highlights
- 30 years in journalism focused on space and technology.
- Authored biography of India's space legend U R Rao.
- Awarded by prominent figures including the President of India.
Work Experience
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Strategist - Content and Frontier Technologies (4 mos)
K2 Communications
Business Intelligence Analyst and Strategic Advisor (7 yrs 6 mos)
International Business Times, IBT
Assistant Editor (1 yr)
Deccan Herald Media
Special Correspondent (3 yrs)
Talk, Magazine
Senior Editor (1 yr 3 mos)
Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India)
The Times of India I Special Correspondent-Assistant Editor (6 yrs 2 mos)
The Hindu, Kasturi and Sons Ltd
The Hindu (4 yrs 1 mo)
Deccan Herald Media
Journalist (5 yrs)
Education
Master of Philosophy - MPhil at Central University Hyderabad