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{{Short description|Indian journalist, media entrepreneur, film director and actor}}
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'''Sashi Kumar''' '''Balakrishnan Menon''' is an Indian journalist. He set up the [[Asian College of Journalism]] in Chennai, which was administered by the Media Development Foundation which he had founded.
'''Sashi Kumar''' (born 23 February 1952) in Kerala, Sashi Kumar spent his school years in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, the bulk of it in Madras. He completed his postgraduation in history from Madras Christian College in 1975.


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== Early life and education ==
In the late 1970s  he was among the earliest Newscasters in English on Doordarshan, India’s national TV network and, over the next decade, became a familiar face in TV households in India as news and current affairs anchor, film critic and producer and director of topical features on television.
Kumar was born at Karupadanna near [[Kodungallur]] in [[Thrissur District]] of the erstwhile [[Travancore–Cochin|State of Travancore–Cochin]].<ref name=":1" /> He studied at Madras Christian College and Madras Loyola College.<ref name=":1" />


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== Career ==
Among the weekly programmes he authored and presented were ''Money Matters,'' the first independent programme on the economy on Indian television; ''Tana Bana'', a cultural feature; and ''Jan Manch,'' an interactive forum with Ministers in the government and a cross section of society.


=== As filmmaker ===
He has been the principal anchor of international conventions like the Commonwealth Heads of State meet in Bangalore, The Nonaligned summit in Delhi and the International Film Festivals of India for several years.
In 2004, he scripted and directed a full length feature film in Hindi titled ‘Kaya Taran’ (Chrysalis).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-15 |title=Timesofindia > 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115091456/http://www1.info.indiatimes.com/1984/5.html |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The film is based on the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 and 2002 [[2002 Gujarat riots#:~:text=According to official figures, the,1,926 may have been killed.|Gujarat riots]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-09-27 |title=The Hindu : When the big tree fell |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040927144303/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/08/23/stories/2004082302930400.htm |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-27 |title=Kaya Taran to Punjab1984: Indian cinema's tryst with anti-sikh riots |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/kaya-taran-to-punjab1984-indian-cinema-s-tryst-with-anti-sikh-riots/story-g9atOKG6ALBchNjMoYWpJL.html |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>


He ran a regular column titled “Unmediated” in the fortnightly ''Frontline'' and articles were compiled under the same title and published by Tulika Books, New Delhi in 2013. He is also a member of Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, Chennai |url=http://www.meatrust.in/trustees/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.meatrust.in}}</ref> He is the chairman of the Asian College of Journalism.<ref name=":1" />
He also produced a number of special features on the issues affecting South Asia covering Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, the Maldives.  Most of these docu-features combined descriptive or illustrative visual footage with incisive and analytical interviews with the key players in each situation, and were telecast as multi-part series. He was considered something of television’s Sri Lanka expert during the height of the fractious war on the island and the phase of the IPKF intervention.


In July 2021, along with [[N. Ram]], he approached the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] and sought a probe into the [[Pegasus Project (investigation)|Pegasus]] scandal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-27 |title=Journalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar petition SC to set up probe into Pegasus snooping scandal – The Leaflet |url=https://theleaflet.in/journalists-n-ram-sashi-kumar-petition-sc-to-set-up-probe-into-pegasus-snooping-scandal/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=theleaflet.in |language=en-US}}</ref> He also sought the Court to look into the Constitutional validity of the offence of sedition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Web |date=2021-07-11 |title=Senior journalist Sashi Kumar approaches SC against sedition offence |url=https://madhyamamonline.com/india/senior-journalist-sashi-kumar-approaches-sc-against-sedition-offence-822115 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=madhyamamonline.com |language=en}}</ref>
'''Other interests''':


=== Digital platform, Asiaville ===
* He has written and lectured extensively on the media.
In April 2019, he launched Asiaville, a multi-platform digital media venture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETBrandEquity.com |title=Sashi Kumar launches a new digital venture Asiaville - ET BrandEquity |url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/media/sashi-kumar-launches-a-new-digital-venture-asiaville/68735352 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=ETBrandEquity.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Dahiya |first=Surbhi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WSnFEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA383&dq=%22Sashi+Kumar%22+-wikipedia&hl=en |title=Digital First: Entrepreneurial Journalism in India |date=2023-06-14 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-887973-2 |language=en}}</ref> Asiaville partnered with [[Twitter]] (now X.com) and [[IIT Madras]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Our |date=2019-04-04 |title=New multi-lingual digital venture Asiaville launched |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/new-digital-venture-asiaville-launched/article26733884.ece |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref> In August 2022, [[Spotify]] announced a collaboration with Asiaville.that is expected to enable 1000 language podcast creators.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-04 |title=Spotify Collaborates with Asiaville to Launch 'Create with Anchor' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spotify-collaborates-with-asiaville-to-launch-create-with-anchor/articleshow/93346723.cms |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In December 2022, Asiaville launched a 20-episode podcast on a 2017 book, [[Veerappan]]: Chasing a brigand.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-12-20 |title=Asiaville launches podcast on capturing Veerappan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/asiaville-launches-podcast-on-capturing-veerappan/article66285149.ece |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* He has learnt, and is an avid rasika of, classical Carnatic music
* He has experience in the theatre, having acted in and directed a number of plays as part of professional and amateur troupes in Chennai.
* He likes reading and swimming and wishes he had more time for both.

Sashi Kumar is married to Radhika,  publisher-editor of ''Tulika Publishers'' who publish books for children. They have two sons. The elder son Tushar is married to Nisha and they, in turn, have two sons, Vihaan and Aayush. The younger son, Tuhin, is married to Pooja and they have two daughters, Kaira and Anika.

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==Early life and education==
Sashi Kumar was born at Karupadanna near [[Kodungallur]] in [[Thrissur District]] of the erstwhile [[Travancore–Cochin|State of Travancore–Cochin]].<ref name="mlwkly-1">[http://www.malayalamvarikha.com/2010/August/20/essay2.pdf Samakalika Malayalam weekly, 2010 August 20 Onam special edition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714023825/http://www.malayalamvarikha.com/2010/August/20/essay2.pdf |date=14 July 2011 }} An interview with Sashi Kumar By O.K Johny-"malayalathinte pinvilikal" page 28-39 ([[Malayalam]])</ref> He did his schooling at the [[Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai]]. He then completed his graduation from [[Loyola College, Chennai]], and took post graduation in history from the [[Madras Christian College]].

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==Career==

Sashi Kumar’s engagement with the television media began as a part of [[Doordarshan]], initially as Newscaster and then as News and Current Affairs Producer.

As a print journalist, he had been writing analytical features and critiques on Indian, regional  and world cinema and interviewing topnotch Indian and international film directors His writing moved from cinema to politics and international affairs when he became the first West Asia (or Middle East) Correspondent of ''The Hindu.'' He opened the West Asia bureau of the publication in Bahrain in 1984 and travelled extensively in the region covering the Iran-Iraq conflict, west asian (or middle east) politics, the Palestinian liberation struggle, the status of Indian labour in the gulf states and the developments in the GCC states over the next couple of years.

While in Bahrain, Sashi Kumar was also a news caster on Radio Bahrain, the first time a non- Britisher was chosen to go on air in the Gulf kingdom. News presenters on Radio Bahrain also doubled as editors, choosing and compiling the news for the bulletins.

In 1986 he returned to India enticed by reports of a more liberal dispensation in [[Doordarshan]] and an ‘opening up’ to producers outside. After a short six-month stint as General Manager with the Reliance owned Mudra Videotec, he took up an offer from PTI (Press Trust of India) to set up a television wing of the news agency. PTI-TV soon became the most prominent banner on Indian television and it was during these years, 1986 to 1992, that he produced the series of political and international docu-features that won him critical acclaim.

'''As founder & Chairman of ''MEDIA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION'''''

'''&''ASIAN COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM'':'''

In 2000 Sashi Kumar endowed and founded the Media Development Foundation (MDF) as a nonprofit Trust dedicated to excellence in journalism education and best practices in the profession. The Foundation set up the ''Asian College of Journalism'' (ACJ) in Chennai. He is the Chairman of the Trust. The other Trusteesare Mr. N. Ram former Editor-in-Chief of ''The Hindu'' Publishing Group, Mr. N. Murali,  Director of ''The Hindu'' group, Mrs. Radhika Menon, Publisher and Editor, ''Tulika Publishers'', and well known economist and former Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Dr. C. P.Chandrasekhar,

ACJ quickly acquired the stature of the premier institution of journalism education in region, attracting the best students seeking to study journalism from across India and other countries in south Asia, and forging links with some of the best in the field like the Bloomberg News, BBC, Reuters, the Columbia School of Journalism in New York, and Cardiff and Westminster in the UK.


'''As film maker :'''

Even in the late seventies Sashi Kumar had been writing on films in ''The Hindu.'' His journalistic writing began with analytical views and reviews on the serious, new Indianand world cinema''.'' He also introduced critical evaluation and comment on cinema on Indian television through his many international film festival coverages. Apart from his television documentaries and features, he scripted and directed a film in 16 mm on a friend fighting cancer titled ''‘Vijayalakshmi, the story of a young woman with cancer’,'' and a science-fictional feature titled ''‘Nemesis-II”. '' Both were telecast on the nationalnetwork''.''

In 2004 Sashi Kumar scripted and directed a full length feature film in Hindi titled ''‘[[Kaya Taran]]’'' (Chrysalis). The film deals with the crisis of identity in a multicultural society that turns continually volatile, and straddles the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 and the post Godhra anti-Muslim carnage in Gujarat in 2002.

The film won him the '''[[Aravindan Puraskaram|G.Aravindan Award]]''' for the Best Debutant Filmmaker in India of 2004 and was selected for the '''Indian Panorama''' in the International Film Festival at Goa that year and, subsequently, for various international film festivals. The film was the first ever Indian entry in the feature film section at the '''INPUT''' (International Public Television) Festival at Taipei in 2005.

In 2009 Sashi Kumar acted in a lead role opposite Mammootty in the Malayalam feature film ''‘'''[[Loudspeaker (film)|Loudspeaker]]’''''' which also won him critical notice and awards in the categories of ‘best supporting actor’ and ‘character actor’. Since then he has acted in a number of Malayalam films.

As a pioneer in the field, his advice is sought in television greenfield projects and he has played a key role in setting up the Malayalam TV channels ''Kairali'' and ''India Vision'', ''Media One'', among others.

Sashi Kumar’s  regular columns titled ‘Unmediated’ in the fortnightly ''Frontline'' (of ''The Hindu'' group) were compiled under the same title and published by Tulikais also the title of a published collection of his writings on the media.

His latest media venture, ''Asiaville Interactive'', was launched at the end of January 2019. This multimedia, digital initiative has three language verticals - Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam. ''Asiaville'' also produces original non-fictional and fictional audio and video content for many OTT platforms.

==Position==
* He was Member, Empowered Committee on Information, Communication & Technology (ICE), Prime Minister’s Office.
* He is a Trustee of the Elizabeth and Malcolm Adiseshiah Trust
* He is member of South Asia Foundation- India Advisory Board.
* He has been Chairperson and member of juries of international film festivals
* He has received many awards for his contribution to media, including the Swadeshabhimani award and the first Lifetime Achievement Award for Television Media instituted by the government of Kerala


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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==Bibliography==
==Awards==
*2007: Viayaraghavan Memorial Award for his contribution to journalism by Kerala government.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Correspondent |first=Special |date=2021-07-29 |title=First TV lifetime achievement award for Sashi Kumar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/first-tv-lifetime-achievement-award-for-sashi-kumar/article35609150.ece |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* ''Unmediated: Essays on Media, Culture and Cinema'', [[Tulika Books]], 2014
*2005: G. Aravindan Award for Best Debut Filmmaker for ''Kaya Taran.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-01-30 |title=Sashi Kumar |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mbifl2019/speakers/sashi-kumar-mbifl-2019-1.3525798 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=MBIFL 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

*He received the [[Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai#:~:text=Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai Award is,The following are its recipients.&text=The Pravasi Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai,by The Pravasi Malayali Society.|Swadeshabhimani Award]] by the Government of Kerala in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=archive |first=From our online |date=2012-05-16 |title=Swadesabhimani-Kesari award to Sashikumar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2011/Dec/20/swadesabhimani-kesari-award-to-sashikumar-322122.html |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
==Award==
*2007: Viayaraghavan Memorial Award for his contribution to journalism
*2005: G. Aravindan Award for Best Debut Filmmaker for ''Kaya Taran''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:12, 20 May 2024

Not to be confused with Shashi Kumar, the actor and politician from Karnataka.
For the Indian cricketer, see Sashi Kumar (cricketer).

Sashi Kumar
Born
Kodungallur, Thrissur district, Travancore–Cochin
(present-day Kerala), India
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • TV Anchor
  • Media entrepreneur
  • Film maker
  • , Media Development Foundation and Asian College of Journalism
SpouseRadhika
Children2

Sashi Kumar Balakrishnan Menon is an Indian journalist. He set up the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, which was administered by the Media Development Foundation which he had founded.

Early life and education

Kumar was born at Karupadanna near Kodungallur in Thrissur District of the erstwhile State of Travancore–Cochin.[1] He studied at Madras Christian College and Madras Loyola College.[1]

Career

As filmmaker

In 2004, he scripted and directed a full length feature film in Hindi titled ‘Kaya Taran’ (Chrysalis).[2] The film is based on the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 and 2002 Gujarat riots.[3][4]

He ran a regular column titled “Unmediated” in the fortnightly Frontline and articles were compiled under the same title and published by Tulika Books, New Delhi in 2013. He is also a member of Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust.[5] He is the chairman of the Asian College of Journalism.[1]

In July 2021, along with N. Ram, he approached the Supreme Court and sought a probe into the Pegasus scandal.[6] He also sought the Court to look into the Constitutional validity of the offence of sedition.[7]

Digital platform, Asiaville

In April 2019, he launched Asiaville, a multi-platform digital media venture.[8][9] Asiaville partnered with Twitter (now X.com) and IIT Madras.[10] In August 2022, Spotify announced a collaboration with Asiaville.that is expected to enable 1000 language podcast creators.[11] In December 2022, Asiaville launched a 20-episode podcast on a 2017 book, Veerappan: Chasing a brigand.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1980 Iniyum Marichittillatha Nammal
2004 Kaya Taran Directorial debut
2009 Loudspeaker
2014 Balyakalasakhi Ameen Sahib
2015 Love 24x7 Dr. Satheesh
2015 Ennu Ninte Moideen

Awards

  • 2007: Viayaraghavan Memorial Award for his contribution to journalism by Kerala government.[1]
  • 2005: G. Aravindan Award for Best Debut Filmmaker for Kaya Taran.[13]
  • He received the Swadeshabhimani Award by the Government of Kerala in 2012.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Correspondent, Special (29 July 2021). "First TV lifetime achievement award for Sashi Kumar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Timesofindia > 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots". web.archive.org. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "The Hindu : When the big tree fell". web.archive.org. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Kaya Taran to Punjab1984: Indian cinema's tryst with anti-sikh riots". Hindustan Times. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Board of Trustees & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, Chennai". www.meatrust.in. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Journalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar petition SC to set up probe into Pegasus snooping scandal – The Leaflet". theleaflet.in. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ Desk, Web (11 July 2021). "Senior journalist Sashi Kumar approaches SC against sedition offence". madhyamamonline.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  8. ^ www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Sashi Kumar launches a new digital venture Asiaville - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  9. ^ Dahiya, Surbhi (14 June 2023). Digital First: Entrepreneurial Journalism in India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-887973-2.
  10. ^ Bureau, Our (4 April 2019). "New multi-lingual digital venture Asiaville launched". BusinessLine. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Spotify Collaborates with Asiaville to Launch 'Create with Anchor'". The Times of India. 4 August 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  12. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (20 December 2022). "Asiaville launches podcast on capturing Veerappan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Sashi Kumar". MBIFL 2019. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  14. ^ archive, From our online (16 May 2012). "Swadesabhimani-Kesari award to Sashikumar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sashi_Kumar&diff=1224811082&oldid=1217336134

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