Dr Shiv Kumar Rai is an Indian journalist-turned-entrepreneur, who is the founder of FOURTH VOICE MEDIA NETWORK and Editor-in- Chief of POINT OUT magazine. Dr Rai, is an eminent author and columnist with over two decades of experience in leading media houses. He is a winner of the prestigious Bhartendu Harishchandra Award2010 for his book, �
Meri Jaati Bhartiya’
'', conferred by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. Dr Rai regularly writes commentaries on issues of national interest in leading publications. He had a humble beginning in the print media, where he worked for industry leader such as ‘

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’. He then switched over to take on the challenge of electronic media and worked with ‘Zee News’ by anchoring daily prime-time news shows, and went on to work with top news channels like ‘

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’. Besides anchoring, Dr Rai has also produced a variety of current affairs programmes for various prominent television news channels.

Education

Rai has a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

degree in

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awarded by

Barkatullah University Barkatullah University is a state government university in Bhopal, India. Originally known as the ''University of Bhopal'', and informally as ''Bhopal University'', it was renamed in 1988 after the freedom fighter Professor Maulavi Barkatullah, ...

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

for research on the subject ‘Suicide in Bhopal City: A sociological study’. This study was first of its kind in Madhya Pradesh. Associated with Indian Institute of Advance Studies, Shimla for research on Suicide. Research on occupational mobility among slum dwellers of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Presented paper in 22nd All India Sociological Conference in the year 1995.

Career

Rai started his career as a reporter on a regional newspaper based in

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. He was a prime time News Anchor with

Zee News Zee News is an Indian Hindi-language news channel owned by Subhash Chandra's Essel Group. It launched on 27 August 1999 and is the flagship channel of the Zee Media Corporation. The channel has been involved in several controversies and has ...

. Rai also worked with

Voice of India Voice of India (VOI) is a publishing house based in New Delhi, India, that specialises in Hindu nationalist books and serves as one of the most important tools in the development of Hindutva ideologies. History Ram Swarup and Sita Ram Goel tr ...

, and the Navabharat. As of 2014, he is a

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for

, Swatantra Vartha,

Amar Ujala ''Amar Ujala'' is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India which was founded in 1948. It has 21 editions in six states and two union territories covering 180 districts. It has a circulation of around two million copies. The 2017 Ind ...

, as well as for other Indian newspapers.

Fourth Voice Media Network

In 2011 Rai established FOURTH VOICE MEDIA NETWORK (POINT OUT GROUP), an Indian Media Company based in New Delhi, with a formidable reputation in the PRINT MEDIA, FILM & TELEVISION PROGRAMME. its motto is to give voice to issues that concern everyone.

Personal life

Rai is based in New Delhi, India. He lives with his family.

Publications

* ''Meri Jati Bharatiya'' — winner of the Bhartendu Harishchandra Award conferred by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Awards

* BHARTENDU HARISHCHANDRA AWARD 2010 for his Manuscript 'Meri Jati Bharatiya’ * " State Young

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award 1998, from Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India and

Council of Science & Technology, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh"

External links

* http://www.fourthvoicemedianetwork.com/ * http://drshivkumar.in/

References

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8lHPJa2TaM * https://www.amazon.in/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Dr.Shiv+kumar+Rai&search-alias=stripbooks * http://www.firstpost.com/topic/person/vasundhara-raje-dr-shiv-kumar-rai-with-vasundhara-raje-video-r2djD8UM8EY-92685-2.html * http://www.firstpost.com/topic/person/vasundhara-raje-dr-shiv-kumar-rai-with-cp-joshi-video-s1h9QmDTHgA-92685-8.html * http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79256 {{DEFAULTSORT:Rai, Shiv Kumar Barkatullah University alumni Indian columnists Indira Gandhi National Open University alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)