I was elected President of JNU Students' Union in 1982-83, defeating the established communist student groups for the first time in the JNUSU history. I had my early education in Orissa and higher education at JNU, New Delhi. After my JNU days, I became a journalist, worked with Times Of India for 10 years, with Hindustan Times for five years and India TV for two years. For the last eight years, I am serving as the Director of a media education Centre, JIMMC, at NOIDA, UP.

Source: Huffington Post May 10, 2016 21:18 UTC