Syed Ali Mujtaba PhD
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Position: Dr Syed is currently working as Head of the Department Visual
Communication at Gurunanak College Chennai. He last worked as
Principal, National College of Design, Chennai. www.ncdindia.com. Previously, he worked as Head of
Department for Media Studies at several
institutions in Chennai; Media Arts and Science College (MASC), SSS. Jain
College, Vels University, Manipal University etc. He has been visiting faculty
at number of institutions in Chennai.
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Teaching career: Syed has been a full time media faculty for about ten years now. He has taught papers in Journalism,
Mass Communication, Visual Communication and Film Studies etc.
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Education: Syed is MA, MA,
M.Phil, and PhD & NET. He has bachelors and Master degree in History from
AMU Aligarh, MA Journalism and Mass Communication from Alagappa University. He
has taken M.Phil & PhD from School of International Studies, Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi.
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Distinction: Syed has
qualified National Education Test (NET), conducted by University Grant
Commission, India.He was a Jeffeson Fellow in 2003.
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Journalist
Career: Syed spent about fifteen years in active Journalism working for
several media organization in India and abroad. Hs career is spread over to
print, television, internet and radio. As freelance he continues to write for
several newspapers, news syndicates and websites and magazines.
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Jefferson
Fellow: Syed earned the prestigious Jefferson Fellow media award at East
West Center, Hawaii, in 2003.
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Documentary
Filmmaker: Syed has made two documentary films. “Beyond Empires,” for
Lamppost Media USA and “Making a Difference” on the street children of Chennai.
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Author: Syed has authored two books, “The Demand for
Partition of India and British Policy 1940-45,” Mittal Publisher (2002) and
“Soundings on South Asia”, Sterling – New Dawn Publication (2005). He has
contributed a chapter each to four edited volumes. His research papers have
appeared in several reputed journals in India and abroad.
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Travel: As a Jefferson fellow he has travelled to
several cities in the US, South Korea, Vietnam and Singapore. He was in UK to
pursue doctoral research. He was in Thailand twice to attend media conferences He
also visited Nepal for academic purpose.
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Affiliations: Syed is a
member of International Federation of Environmental Journalist Association
(IFEJA) and Association of British Scholars, Chennai chapter. He is also member
of East West Center Hawaii, Chennai Chapter and member of Indibloger..
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Social Network:
Syed is the founder
and moderator of South Asia Contact Group. He can be searched at Google, U tube,
facebook, twitter etc.
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Extracurricular: Syed was in
the Aligarh Muslim University’s Football team.
