Vipul Mudgal
Vipul Mudgal | |
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 Vipul Mudgal, in his office of The Common Cause, New Delhi (2024). | |
| Born | June 8, 1960 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Leicester University
Indian Institute of Mass Communication St. John's College, Agra |
| Organization(s) | Common Cause, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies |
Vipul Mudgal (born 8 June 1960) is a journalist, academician and social activist. He is the director of a public right-based NGO, Common Cause, New Delhi.
He was associated with Hindustan Times, Asia Times and BBC as journalist. He was the visiting senior fellow at Centre for the Study of Developing Studies (CSDS) and also headed a team names 'Inclusive Media for Change'.
He has the recipient of fellowships, like Reagan Fascell Democracy Fellowship (2020), Jefferson and Nehru Centenary British Fellowship.
Education[edit]
He holds a doctorate in media studies from Leicester University, UK in addition to receiving the Nehru Centenary British Fellowship and the Jefferson Fellowship at the East-West Centre in Hawaii.[1][2][3]
Career[edit]
He started his career in journalism as a Resident Editor with Hindustan Times in Jaipur and Lucknow. Then he worked as a senior editor for Hindustan Times in New Delhi.[4] Later he worked as a South Asia Editor for Asia Times, in Bangkok, and as a BBC journalist in London and Delhi.[1][5]
He joined the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi in 2009 where he headed the Inclusive Media for Change, a clearing house of ideas on development alternatives and he completed his Visiting Senior Fellowship at CSDS in October 2014.[6][7][3]
He is the director of public right-based NGO, the Common Cause, New Delhi.[8] Here, he as a director works on people-centric policing and has produces a report named 'the Status of Policing in India Report' (SPIR).[9] Under his directorship, the ‘Common Cause’ intervenes in the 2G spectrum case and coal scam and had filled cases and PIL.[10]
Work and Reception[edit]
He writes columns in reputed periodicals and dailies like Economic & Political Weekly,[11] Journal of Democracy,[12] and The Wire[9] regularly.
The Hindu have done podcast with him on the issues like Policing, Corruption and Surveillance.[8] Carnegie Endowment, Washington DC, have also done a series of podcast 'Grand Tamasha' on India's Policing Challenges with him.[13]
Fellowships[edit]
Vipul has received fellowship from respected institutions and organizations all over the world.
- Reagan Fascell Democracy Fellowship (2020) Awarded through open global competition at the International Forum for Democratic Studies, based in Washington DC.[12]
- CSDS Senior Visiting Fellowship (2013–2014).[14][3]
- Jefferson Fellowship 2003 (East-West Centre, Hawaii, USA) Awarded through an open, global competition to work on democratic responses to terrorism/ insurgency and its media coverage.[3][1]
- Nehru Centenary British Fellowship 1991-95 (UK) Awarded through nationwide open competition for a doctorate on media and terrorism; PhD awarded in 1995.[3][1]
Publications[edit]
Editor[edit]
- Claiming India from Below: Citizen Activism and democratic Transformation, 2016; Routledge(London), ISBN 9780815395843 [3]
- Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India as part of Journalism Theory and Practice Series, 2017; Routledge (London) (Jointly with Prof Shakuntala Rao of State Univ. of NY), ISBN 9780367075781 [15]
Chapter[edit]
- “New For Sale: Media Ethics and India’s Democratic Public Sphere” in Rao and Wasserman, Media Justice in the Age of Globalization, 2015; Palgrave Macmillan(London), ISBN 978-1-137-49826-7 [16]
- “Media, Markets & Democracy: A Media Person’s Point of View,” in B Dasgupta; Market, Media and Democracy, 2011; Progressive Publishers and IDS, Kolkata, ISBN 9788180642029
- "Status of Policing in India reports: 2018 and 2019" in Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Renuka Sane, Ajay Shah and Varsha Aithala; Crime Victimisation in India, 2022; Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research, Springer, ISBN 9783031122507[17]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Who We Are | Association for Democratic Reforms". adrindia.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Vipul Mudgal". Delhi Poetry Festival 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b c d e f "Claiming India from Below: Activism and democratic transformation". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "First CSE Media Fellowship for the South Asian Region 'Climate Change in South Asia: Indications, Impacts and Innovations for Survival'". www.cseindia.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Fellowship Approval Committee – School for Democracy". Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Common Cause". www.commoncause.in. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Vipul Mudgal | Commutiny - The Youth Collective". commutiny.in. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b Baruah, Amit (2024-04-08). "How is India faring in the battle against corruption | In Focus podcast". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b "Public Protests Are Vital to Disrupt the Status Quo That Led to George Floyd's Death". The Wire. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Kerala: Start-up plans to raise resources to improve RTE implementation". The Indian Express. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Vipul Mudgal | Economic and Political Weekly". www.epw.in. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b "Author: Vipul Mudgal". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Grand Tamasha on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Tilak, Sudha G. "Opinion divided over Indian opinion polls". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Media Ethics and Justice in the Age of Globalization. doi:10.1057/9781137498267.
- ^ Crime Victimisation in India. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-12251-4#toc.