K. G. Suresh

Prof. (Dr.) KG Suresh is a Senior Journalist, Educationist, Institution Builder, Socio Political Commentator & Communication Strategist.

He is also the Founder President of the [https://gmec.online/ Global Media Education Council], the only India driven international academic platform & Vice-President, Indian Communication Congress.

Earlier, he had served as Vice Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication, Bhopal, Asia's first and India's oldest and largest media university and Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication - India's premier media training institution; Senior Consulting Editor with [https://ddnews.gov.in/en/ Doordarshan News], India's public news broadcaster; Founder Dean, School of Modern Media, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun; Editorial Consultant with Asianet News Network; Chief Political Correspondent with Press Trust of India and Group Media Advisor to Dalmia Bharat Enterprises Ltd.

He is a recipient of the prestigious Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award for outstanding contribution to Journalism by the Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Ministry of Education, Government of India. He was earlier designated Commonwealth Youth Ambassador for Peace by Commonwealth Youth Programme, Asia.

A TEDX Speaker & Henry Stewart Talks faculty, Prof Suresh had successfully completed an Experiential Course in Public Health Communication from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

He is a Member of University Grants Commission Expert Panels and Academic Councils and Boards of Studies of several universities and national institutions.

He has been on the jury of several prestigious awards and fellowships including UNAOC, National Film Awards, UNICEF India, Ramnath Goenka Awards, Laadli Media Awards, Press Council of India, MP State Awards, Election Commission of India and PRSI National Awards.

He has extensively travelled across India and the world including Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Qatar, Mauritius, South Africa among others. Provided by Wikipedia