#UPESSchoolofModernMedia invites you for an invigorating masterclass on ‘Olympics and Sports Media in Times of Pandemic’, by Boria Majumdar, Distinguished Adjunct Professor UPES School of Modern Media and Consulting Editor, India Today Group in conversation with Dr. Nalin Mehta, Dean UPES School of Modern Media. Co-authors of ‘Dreams of a Billion’, they give readers a glimpse into the backstage world of the Indian Olympic dreams. Leading by such stellar examples, and with a focus on new-age specializations, a multidisciplinary and practical learning approach, the UPES School of Modern Media is India’s only digital-first school, preparing industry-ready professionals to excel in their chosen fields. Complete with globally acclaimed faculties, industry experts and state-of-the-art digital execution facilities, we are leaving no stone unturned to provide #LearningUninterrupted. Join us for the webinar on 24th June’21 at 4 PM, by registering here- https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3516241625487/WN_Cw1_2pliR_CTFi5CWJDVWw
UPES School of Modern Media invites you for an invigorating masterclass on ‘Olympics and Sports Media in Times of Pandemic
By Nalin Mehta
Nalin Mehta is Managing Editor, Moneycontrol, Chief AI Officer - Editorial Operations, Network18 and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. He is an award-winning Indian journalist, political scientist and author who has held senior leadership positions in major media companies and educational institutions; served as an international civil servant with the UN and the Global Fund in Geneva, Switzerland; taught and held research positions at universities and institutions in Australia (La Trobe University, ANU), Singapore (NUS), Switzerland (International Olympic Museum) and India (Shiv Nadar University, IIM Bangalore). Most recently, he has been Dean and Professor at School of Modern Media, UPES University. He has previously been Group Consulting Editor, Network18; Executive Editor, The Times of India-Online, Managing Editor, India Today (TV channel) and Consulting Editor, The Times of India. Mehta is the author of several best-selling and critically acclaimed books, including The New BJP: Modi and the Making of the World’s Largest Political Party (hailed as a ‘seminal’ work, No. 1 on Amazon’s bestseller lists for 26 consecutive weeks in 2022, and republished worldwide in several languages); India’s Techade: Digital Revolution and Change in the World’s Largest Democracy, India on Television (Asian Publishing Award for Best Book on Asian Media, 2009), Behind a Billion Screens (Longlisted as Business Book of the Year, Tata Literature Live, 2015) and Dreams of a Billion (2022 Ekamra Sports Book of the Year Award, co-authored). His edited books include Gujarat Beyond Gandhi (co-editor), Television in India and The Changing Face of Cricket (co-editor). Mehta is a DFID-Commonwealth scholar with a Ph.D in Political Science from Trobe University, Melbourne; M.A. International Relations from University of East Anglia, UK; and B.A. Journalism (Honours) from University of Delhi.
