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News reading :
His love for reading the news began even while he was at
school. He wrote to Melville de Mellow the great
commentator and newscaster, who asked him to complete
college and then apply to read news at AIR. After a few
years, he joined AIR and then later DDK and read news
for over 25 years in both media. He was one of the first
news readers of Doordarshan Chennai and was perhaps the
first differently abled person to rise up to the level
of Senior Administrative Grade officer in the Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
For three years, he was also Public Relations Manager
with Indian Bank and was instrumental in bringing out
the in house magazine IndImage and also for conducting
the Platinum jubilee of the bank. The bank is now
celebrating its 100th year. Having been at the helm of
affairs in the news room for over two decades, he has
thorough knowledge of news writing, reporting, visual
editing and manpower management.
He has acted in a couple of Tamil films including one by
name Vaaname Ellai directed by K Balachander. The film
was a super hit and H Ramakrishnan's role as a disabled
person (which he is in real life too) who changes the
mind of youngsters, who wanted to commit suicide had
made a remarkable impact on the film viewing public. |
Reading news
in All India Radio. |
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Journalism :
The first
person to start piece to the camera (where the reporter
holds the mike and shows his face on TV) on Tamil News,
H Ramakrishnan has been a great source of inspiration
for many. He has wielded the microphone for many
important assignments including the launch of rockets
from Sriharikota and caught politicians and VIPs like
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Former Chief
Minister J. Jayalalithaa, President Abdul Kalam for
quotes.
For Doordarshan he has interviewed Industrialists N
Mahalingan and M A M Ramaswamy, Musicians like
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, D. K Pattammal, Actors Gemini
Ganesan, Thengai Srinivasan, Prem Nazir, Balachandra
Menon, Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair, Madhu, journalists
Dinamalar Krishnamurthy, Tugluk Cho Ramaswamy and
Shivandhi Aadhithan of the Dina Thanthi.
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Experience Summary:
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More than 40
years experience in media, India. 26 years in Television
Media
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Director - News
Unit of Doordarshan Kendra, Chennai – India for over ten
years
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Worked in Senior
Administrative Grade of the Indian Information Service,
India
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Experienced All
India Radio (AIR) Newsreader / Translator since 1962
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Was an
auditioned Drama artiste of AIR. “Nagarvalams”(news reel)
and “Sandror Chinathanai” (thought for the day) are very
popular creations of mine.
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Took part in a
BBC - sponsored Thompson Foundation training programme on
Television News Management
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Experienced in
Live media coverages, editing (including visuals) and
reporting
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Experienced in
voiced over stories – both in the Regional and National News
bulletins in English, Tamil and Hindi
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Experienced in
interviewing high profile personalities from all walks of
life including foreign dignitaries
· Experienced
in producing soaps for Doordarshan, Chennai and Trivandrum –
including Here’s Crazy (of Crazy Mohan). Thorough in all
aspects of media production including visual editing.
· Experienced
working with Press Information Bureau and Field Publicity –
arms of the Government of India that deal with publicity and
the jobs involved constant
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interaction with
media and feeding reporters with appropriate stories.
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Have experience
of three years at Indian Bank (on deputation) as its Public
Relations Manager
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Retired as the
Regional Director, Directorate of Advertising and Visual
Publicity (DAVP) a Indian Government undertaking at Chennai,
India
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Received the
Highest State Award “Kalaimamani" from Tamil Nadu Government
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Invited to
present a lecture-demonstration at Music department of
Illinois State University on ‘An Introduction to South
Indian Classical Music’
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Appointed as CEO
with Jeppiar group of Companies |
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