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Chandrakant P. Singh

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Faridabad Institute of Technology

ORCID iD 0000-0002-9635-6882
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Prof. Chandrakant P. Singh is an academic, researcher, and public policy commentator based in India, working at the intersection of communication studies, social sciences theorising, and public policy. He has been associated with institutions and platforms across higher education, media, and research, including Strategic Publishing (Fairfax), Discovery Channel, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU).
He has been invited as an expert, resource person, or academic contributor by several national institutions, including NCERT, UGC–Consortium for Educational Communication (UGC-CEC), UPSC, University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD), and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).
Prof. Singh has also participated in and contributed to academic and policy conferences organised by UNESCO, Gartner, Adobe, as well as research forums and conferences supported or founded under the aegis of ICSSR.
His work focuses on governance, higher education, communication processes, and social sciences theorising, with particular emphasis on how policy incentives, regulatory design, institutional communication, and short electoral cycles shape long-term national outcomes. He is the author of books and research monographs examining identity-based governance, post-colonial institutional frameworks, civilizational communication and India’s developmental challenges in comparative perspective.

Employment

  • Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Professor ( Retd.)
    2010 - 2021
  • Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies Professor & Head of the Department
    2009 - Present
  • Faridabad Institute of Technology Professor and Head of the Department
    2007 - 2009
  • Jagran Institute of Management and Mass Communication Founding Professor
    2004 - 2007
  • Indian Institute of Mass Communication Assistant Professor
    2002 - 2004
  • International Center for Journalists
    2002 - 2003
  • Strategic Publication Group, Singapore
    2001 - 2001
  • - Delhi Bureau Chief
    2000 - 2001
  • Fairfax Business Media, Australia
    2000 - 2000
  • Indian Institute of Mass Communication OSD to Chairman
    1999 - 2000
  • Discovery Channel India Script Reviwer
    1997 - 1997
  • Vyeth TV Editor
    1995 - 1997
  • Bennet Colman & Co. Sub-Editor (NBT)
    1991 - 1995

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (7)

  • DD: Balance between Public Interest & Profitability
    Vidura 2010
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  • Understanding Media in Media Studies Text
    NCERT 2010
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  • News on the Web, News for the Web in Making News
    Oxford University Press 2006
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  • Dictionary of Media and Journalism
    IK International 2004
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  • Star Gazer 2000-05
    Strategic Publication Group 2000
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  • Before the Headlines
    Macmillan 1999
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  • Hindi Style Book
    Discovery Channel India 1998
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