Sidharth Mishra

Professor Sidharth Mishra, presently Chairperson, Vivekananda School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is a Master in English Literature from Delhi University. He easentially is a print media journalist, he has also worked as TV panelist, UN resource person, documentary maker and author with over 30 years of experience. Professor Mishra’s area of interest is democratic functioning at the grassroots. He has covered every general election since 1996 and been a legislative and parliamentary reporter for two decades. In the course of his reporting duties, he has traveled to the Gulf, Africa, Afghanistan, Taiwan and Ireland. In addition to his achievements in the field of media he is a much respected name in academics having published works from top universities like Oxford and Cambridge and the National Book Trust of India. In past he has been Chairman, Governing Body of Maharaja Agrasen College, Shivaji College and Shahed Bhagat Singh College of Delhi University. He presently is also a member of Delhi University Court, the highest body of the prestigious university and is founder-president of a think tank Centre for Reforms, Development & Justice. However, he prefers to be called just a story teller.