Chaitanya Shinkhede
Symbiosis International University, Gondwana University, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Karnavati University
0000-0003-4071-7199
About
Dr. Chaitanya Shinkhede is a distinguished faculty member, researcher, and academician in the field of Mass Communication and Journalism. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications and a Master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from RTMNU, Nagpur. Dr. Shinkhede has qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by UGC, as well as the State Eligibility Tests (SET) for Maharashtra and Karnataka in Mass Communication.
Additionally, he possesses both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Ancient Indian History, Culture, and Archaeology, with a keen understanding of ancient Indian architecture and iconography.
He earned his Ph.D. from Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, with a thesis titled “Assessing Sustainability of Rural Community Radio in Maharashtra with Special Reference to Mann Deshi Taranga,” which provides a toolkit for rural community radio stations to evaluate sustainability through innovation and strategy. This toolkit has also been published as a book.
Dr. Shinkhede is an expert in teaching Radio Production, Media Law and Ethics, Media Research, Communication Theory, and Development Communication. His research interests include Communication for Social Development, Community Media, Participatory Development, and Critical Theory.
He has contributed to an ICSSR IMPRESS project at PAH Solapur University, investigating the strategic use of social media by non-profit organizations for development and cultural transformation at the grassroots level. Dr. Shinkhede is an avid book reviewer. He is fond of reading books of various dicsciplines. His reviewes are published in the Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, Gender, Place, and Culture, South Asia Research, and Journalims and Mass Communication Educator.
His previous teaching engagements include positions at Gondwana University, Karnavati University, MIT-WPU, DYIPU, MMCC, and PAHSUS. He has also completed a short course in Digital Film Editing from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
Dr. Shinkhede has published numerous research papers in UGC-CARE journals and writes in Marathi and Hindi. He actively participates in various Faculty Development Programs, Seminars, and National and International Conferences.
Employment
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Symbiosis International University Assistant Professor2025 - Present
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Gondwana University Assistant Professor2023 - 2025
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Karnavati University Assistant Professor2023 - 2023
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Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University Assistant Professor2022 - 2023
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Solapur University Assistant Professor2021 - 2022
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Solapur University Research Assistant2019 - 2020
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Marathwada Mitra Mandal Assistant Professor2018 - 2018
Education
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Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth PhD2017 - 2021
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Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University MA in Mass Communication and Journalism2013 - 2015
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (6)
- ISIS’ Propaganda Machine: Global Mediated Terrorism Save
- Book review: The Politics of Media Scarcity by Greg Elmer and Stephen J. Neville GregElmerStephen J.Neville The Politics of Media Scarcity , Routledge: London and New York, 2024; 94 pp.: £14.39. ISBN: 978-1-032-50469-8 Save
- Radio Activism: Breaking the Silence and Empowering Women Save
- Book Review: Media Engagement by Peter Dahlgren and Annette Hill Save
- Mapping Dalit feminism: towards an intersectional standpoint Mapping Dalit feminism: towards an intersectional standpoint , by Anandita Pan, New Delhi, Sage Publications, 2021, 266 pp., ₹1150 (hardcover), ISBN 9789381345559 (HB) Save
- Book review: Bridget Backhaus, Polyphony: Listening to the Listeners of Community Radio Save