Executive-Space Marketing/Public Relations INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS LTD. June1996Jan.1999
· Created Special News-based Features on educational opportunities at school and highered. levels.
· Built relations with ministry officials, government bodies and corporate clients and assisted in their media campaigns.
RESEARCH PAPERS .
Education For All: Is Mass Education Really For The Masses? the Indian case, presented at Comparative International Education Societys (C.I.E.S.) N. E. seminar, George Washington University, Washington D.C., November 2004 ---A critical analysis of Indian public school system,
highlighting the inefficiency and corruption.
Strategies for Achieving Educational Equality in India, presented at Student Research Conference & International Forum (SRC/IF ), Harvard Graduate School of Education, February 2005. Analyzed the causes of inequality in education in India , the current government policies and their drawbacks, and my recommendations for reform.
Beyond Dichotomies: Educational Reform - Public and Private Sector Initiatives in India : presented at C.I.E.S. National seminar
at Stanford University, March 2005. Government and private sector efforts in school education - for providing a competitive edge to the techno-savvy youth of current India .
Statistical Analysis in Research Papers: At Harvard I prepared various papers using tools of statistical analysis incl. Multiple Regression & Partial Correlation - using SAS software. My main research paper with statistical analysis compared secondary school enrollment figures --in various countries around the world on economic , demographic and governments education spending criteria .
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COMPUTING SKILLS: SAS Statistical package, MS Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Internet
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY .
ENGLISH, HINDI Proficient, SPANISH
Introductory, URDU - Advanced (speaking only) PUNJABI , GUJARATI -Introductory (speaking only)
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ACTIVITIES .
Member. HARVARD-RADCLIFFE CHORUS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY , Spring 2005
This spring (2005) we performed Maurice Durufle's exquisite "Requiem,", and Johannes Brahms' "Nanie."
Founder ,
Marketing Club, HINDU INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT , March 1995 May1996
· Organized quizzes , debates and other activities related to the subject
Member,
Adventure Club , KIRORIMAL COLLEGE , DELHI UNIVERSITY , August 1992 March 1993
· Organized environmental awareness exhibitions
· Organized a Himalayan trekking expedition to Gangotri Glacier / Gaumukh the origin of river Ganges (Ganga )
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VOLUNTEER WORK .
AMER FORT AREA , Rural Jaipur , INDIA December 1999
Taught English and Math to children -of a poor, uneducated, family - in junior-secondary school in a rural area. Their vocabulary and math skills improved. I learned about in public schowords like advocacy have negative conotation for WB etc. Use words like -- development, initiative and management. More words like research, reform, improvement are also useful. The words should be Action oriented --as perI have tried to do thatUmesh
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