IdentityDr. Rohit Ganguly is widely recognized as a leading authority in the fields of communication and media. He has over ten years of experience as a professor, and he worked in the media for the prior five years before that. Due to the passion, he has for his field, he has been instrumental in making a more academic approach to the study of media and communication more widely accepted. Dr. Ganguly holds a Ph.D. in Media Management-Social Science from Seacom Skills University, a Fellow Research Program in Management (Advertising) from the Institute of Management Studies (IMS), and a Master of Journalism and Mass Communication from Jodhpur National University. Dr. Ganguly is a member in good standing of a number of professional organizations and holds a number of professional certifications in addition to his Ph.D. degree. They include a film certification from the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs of the Government of West Bengal and a recognition from the Candid School of Communications as well.
Dr. Ganguly had worked in the field of journalism as a reporter specializing in feature and entertainment writing. He has held positions as a show host and anchor for Times Group, a film reporter for Star & Super Star Magazine (Cineyug Group Mumbai), a part-time radio presenter for Akashvani Kolkata (Yuvavani), and a public relations and communication executive for Baaya Design (Mumbai). In his former position as a PR executive at Wonderla Vacations Private Limited, he was in charge of a wide variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to corporate communication; media relations; public relations; advertising; branding; media planning; and publicity.
A number of significant awards and distinctions have been bestowed upon Rohit Ganguly in appreciation of the contributions that he has made to the field of communication during the course of his career. He won the first place in the “Crossover Cinema" competition, which was held at Pune's Symbiosis Institute of Public Communication in 2005. In addition to this, he was awarded first prize in a national conference titled "Media Democracy and Human Rights," which was sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
In addition, Dr. Ganguly was also recognized as a winner at a competition that was co-hosted by the Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication and the NSHM Knowledge Campus. His presentation topic at the contest was "Media Producing Clones in the Society," and he discussed the impact that the media has on the homogenization of society. Notable journalists such as Rajdeep Sardesai and Jimmy Tangry were in attendance at the event, which was presided over by distinguished speakers from the BBC, advertising, and public relations.
Additionally, he was recognized for his participation as a resource person at many international conferences that was co-hosted by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College and the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media in Bangalore. On top of that, he was a speaker on many events especially the one that was held to commemorate the 175th anniversary of World Photography Day and was co-hosted by Vivekananda College and Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College.
Last but not least, he was awarded a certificate of appreciation for the paper that he delivered at the international seminar on multidisciplinary research that was held at Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College and was co-sponsored by the Education, Research, and Analysis; Kalyani Foundation for Media Science and Community Research; and the University Grants Commission (UGC). In conclusion, the acclaim that Rohit Ganguly has received demonstrates both his expertise and his influence across a wide variety of fields related to media and communication.
Dr. Ganguly is currently working as a full-time faculty (assistant professor) in Swami Vivekananda Institute of Modern Science. He has previously worked as a full-time professor in Pailan College of Management & Technology, Bhawanipore Gujarati Education Society, and LN College. Apart from that, he also worked as a guest faculty in Vivekananda College, Academy of Professional Studies (Mass Communication & Videography. The courses that he teaches cover a wide variety of topics related to media and communication. His students are from all over India, and apart from teaching them, he also helps them with Ph.D. research.
Dr. Rohit Ganguly has an impressive background in academia and the media, and he is strongly dedicated to the causes of education and public awareness regarding the importance of media and communication. He has extensive knowledge in several fields thanks to his experience as a reporter, anchor, PR executive, and lecturer. His dedication to his area is demonstrated by his ongoing engagement in a wide range of academic and professional activities as well as by the various honors and achievements for which he has been recognized. The work done by Dr. Rohit Ganguly in the realm of media and communication will have far-reaching and far-reaching favorable effects on future generations.
