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Name : KUMAR JANRAO BOBADE

Date of Birth : 25th Sept.1957
Address : 8, Balaji Nagar, Near Shankar Nagar, Amravati 444606.
Phone : Resi – (0721) - 2561616, Mob-9422856944
Email : kjbobde@gmail.com

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

 B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), Nagpur University, Nagpur 1983.

 B.J. (Bachelor of Journalism), 1 st Merit, summer 2000, Sant Gadgebaba Amravati
University, Amravati.
 M.M.C.J. (Master of Mass Communication & Journalism) 1 st division, summer 2001. Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad.
 SET (State Eligibility Test for Lectureship) Pune, August 2004.
 M.B.A. (H.R.M.) YCMOU, Nashik,1st division, May 2008
 M.A. Marathi (Appear), Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University, Amravati.
 MS – CIT, April 2007
WORK EXPERIENCE:

1. Presently working as a Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Shri Shivaji

Arts & Commerce College, Amravati with effect from 2005-06.
2. Working as a Co-ordinator & Honorary lecturer of Diploma in Journalism and Mass
Communication of YCMOU, Nashik on the Centre Shri Shivaji Arts And Commerce
College, Amravati. with effect from 2000-2001.
3. Co-ordinator, Diploma in Television and Video Programming, Sponsored by U.G.C.
4. Co-ordinator, Certificate Course in Human Rights Education, Sponsored by U.G.C.
5. Worked as Sub-Editor, District representative & District office in-charge in Lokmat News
Paper Pvt. Ltd Nagpur from 1st MAR 1989 to 7 th MAY 2004. Total length of Service 15
Years, 2 months.
6. Worked as Amravati District Representative for Daily Prabhat, Pune in the year 2004-
2005.
7. Worked as Honorary Lecturer in Department of Mass Communication, Sir C.V. Raman
P.G. Institute, Amravati from 2000-01 to 2004-05.
8. Visiting lecturer to Journalism Degree Classes for the year 2003-04 in Rai University,
Pune Campus.
RESEARCH WORK:

 Research Work is in progress for Ph.D. in the subject ‘News Values and Development
attitude of Rural Journalism in Vidarbha’. Registered at Sant Gadgebaba Amravati
University, Amravati. (Registration No. AU/554-Ph.D./JC/001/05)
 Working on Minor Research Project (F.No. 23-007/06) sponsored by UGC. Sub: ‘Socio
& Economic study and Critical Analysis of the causes and factors leading to the
suicides of farmers in Amravati District’.
 Presented a research paper in State Level seminar on ‘Human Rights in the context of
Child Labour’, organized by Centre for Human Rights Awareness & Education &
Department of Sociology, Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University, Amravati.
 Submitted a dissertation on the subject ‘A verbal Communication tradition of
Avdhoot Sampradaya’, for M.M.C.J. Exam.
OTHER ACTIVITIES:

1. Member of Proposal Preparation Committee for establishing Regional centre of Mass

Communication in Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University, Amravati.
2. Expert Panelist, GD and PI panels CAP-MBA-1 Admission-2010-11
3. Subject Expert, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Vidarbha Vikas Va Prashasakiya Prashikshan
Prabodhini (Administrative Training Centre) Amravati.
4. Member, Editor Board of ‘SEVA SAMVAD’ Published by NSS, Sant Gadgebaba
Amravati University, Amravati.
5. Member on Ad-hoc committee in Mass Communication, Sant Gadgebaba Amravati
University, Amravati from 19th July 2005.
6. Member, College Affiliation Committee, Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University,
Amravati.
7. Member, S.E.C. (Mass Communication) Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University,
Amravati.
8. Member, S.E.C. (Mass Communication) Rashtra Sant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur
University, Nagpur.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES:

 Member, Organization Committee, 54th All India English Teachers Conference, 14th -
16th Dec. 2009 Organized by Shri Shivaji Arts & Commerce College, Amravati and The
Association for English Studies of India.
 Organised U.G.C. sponsored seminar on ‘Role of Media in the Context of Human
Rights’, on 28th Mar 2007
 Organised Book Publication Ceremony, Titled ‘JanSampark’ written by Dr. Sanjay
Kaptan and Dr. Kishor Phule on 30th Jan. 2010
 Publisher, ‘Samvad Parva’ Research Magazine, Published by PG department of Mass
Communication, Shri Shivaji Arts & Commerce College, Amravati.
DILIVERED SPEECHES:

 Delivered speech on the subject ‘Media Management’ in One day Workshop,

Organized by PG Department of Hindi, Smt. Kesharbai Lahoti Mahavidyalaya,
Amravati. on 5th Jan. 2010
 Delivered speech on the subject ‘Samvad’ in the Training of Talathi, organized by
Divisional Commissioner, Amravati Division, Amravati.
 Delivered speech on the subject ‘Great Educationist Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh’
Organized by J.D. Patil Sangludkar College, Daryapur, District Amravati On 28 th Dec.
2009
 Delivered speech on the subject ‘Increasing Dearness’ Organized by College of Social
Work Amravati on 9 Oct. 2009
 Delivered speech on the subject ‘Role of Media in the context of Farmers problems’ in
one day workshop of Govt. Public Relations Officer’s Amravati region organized by
Regional Publicity Office, Amravati on 14th NOV 2006.
 Delivered speech on the subject ‘Importance of Public Relations in Marketing’ in the
training program of Maharashtra Bio Fertilizer India Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai on 27-28 th MAR
2004 at Latur.
 Delivered speech on the subject ‘Works & Responsibility of District Representatives in
News Paper’ organized by Daily Hindustan Amravati in Golden Jubilee year Journalist
training program Dated 5th MAR 2000.
Produced Video documentaries for Department of Mass Communication.
AWARDS:

1. Shri Jawaharlal Darda Gold Medal for 1st Merit in B.J.

2. Lokmat State Level Investigative Journalism Award 1991-92.
3. Lokmat Vidarbha Level Investigative Journalism Award 1991-92.
4. Lokmat Best News Award 1999.
5. Arvindbabu Deshmukh Agriculture Research Award 2003-04.
6. Lokmat State Level Investigative Journalism Award 2003-04
7. Lokmat Vidarbha Level Investigative Journalism Award 2003-04.
8. Lokmat Vidarbha Level Best News Award 2003-04.