Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya Institute of Hindi Journalism

Year of Establishment of the Faculty:       2004

Head of the Department:                           Prof. Ram Mohan Pathak

About The Institute:

The University Grant Commission (UGC) and Government of India had established this Institute for Post Graduate teaching and Research in field of Communication and Journalism in the year 1992.

To mark 125 birth anniversary of Mahamana  Madan Mohan  Malviya and centenery function of Malviya’s edited daily Hindi news paper “ Hindusthan” at Pratapgarh in UP, Late Prime Minister Sri Rajiv Gandhi had declared that an institute would be established in the name of Mahamana Malviya  Ji.

In this regard, Mrs. Krishna  Sahi, Union Minister for Education and Culture had invited a proposal from the UP Chief Minister,  Sri. N.D. Tiwari. The same proposal was again invited by the Union HRD Minister, Sri P. Shiv Shanker  from U.P Chief  Minister. This proposal was forwarded by the Chief Minister of  U.P to the Kashi Vidhyapith, Varanasi and Kashi Vidhyapith sent the proposal.

Acting on the proposal of  Kashi Vidhyapith, the U.G.C. set up a committee headed by “Navbharat Times” Editor Sri Rajendra Mathur. On the recommendations  of above  mentioned committee, the U.G.C. had established “Mahamana  Madan  Mohan  Malviya Institute of  Hindi  Journalism” in 1992 as well as approval made by U.P. Goverment in 1994. U.G.C. had released a grant in 1994 and MJ(MC) teaching started since   1997and Ph.D research work since 1996.

Courses Running in the Department:

S.N

Name of the Course(Regular/Self finance)

Number of seats

Duration of the Courses

Mode of the Courses Regular (Full Time)/Part time

1

MJ(MC), 30  seats are Regular and 30 seats are Self finance.

60

02 Year

Courses Regular (Full Time)

 

Research/Thrust Area of the Department:  Hindi Journalism, Traditional Communication & Indian Communication

Faculty Members of the Department:

S.N.

Name

Designation

Qualification

Specialisation

Teaching Experience

Contact No./Email id

1

Porf. Om Prakash Singh

Professor

(1)M.J.

(2) M.A. (Pol. Sc.)

(3) Ph.D.

Indian theory of communication and Research

20 years

0542- 2400015, M. 9415694457

Email- (1) opmg7@ hotmail. Com

(2) Opmg kv@ gmail. com

2

Prof. Ram Mohan Pathak

(Dean & Director)

Professor

(1)M.A(Hindi and Sociology)

(2)M.J.

(3)Ph.D.

(1)Traditional Media and Skills

(2) Hindi Journalism

18 years

0542-2213333

Email- rammohan  Pathak @ hotmail. Com

        

Non teaching staff of the Department:

 

S.N.

Name

Designation

Contact No./Email id

1.

Shri Dina Nath Singh

Clerk

9628697948

2.

Shri Ram Lal      

Peon

 

 

Departmental Library:

Number of Books

Name of the National Journal Subscribed in the Department

Name of the International Journal Subscribed in the Department

541

(1)   Vidura, Chennai

(2)   Sanchar Shree, Lucknow .

 

 

 

Research Project (Major/Minor) - 01 Major + 01 Minor completed:

S.N.

Name of the Teacher

Title of Project

Duration

Funding Agency

Amount

1.

Prof. Ram Mohan Pathak

Dr. Om Prakesh Singh

Swatantrata Andolan me Hindi Patrakarita Ka yogadan

1998

U.P. Govt

50,000

2.

Prof. Ram Mohan Pathak

Pratisthit Sampadako Ki Sampadan Prakriya evam Sampakakiya Lekhan.

1-7-2003 to 31-12-2006

U.G.C

5,00,000

 

National/International Seminar/Conferences/Workshop/Training Program & other academic activities which will be organized by the department in future (Please give the detail):

(1) National Seminar on Right to Information (Proposed)—2010

(2) Work shop on Reporting (Dec, 2009)

(3) Book fair (Nov, 2009)

Future Mission of the Department: Research on Indian Communication Theory and Vadic Communication.