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 ‘ Nava Bharat’ and ‘

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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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’ and ‘

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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

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degree in

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awarded by

Barkatullah University Barkatullah University is a public university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. formally known as University of Bhopal, and informally known as Bhopal University. It was named after Barkatullah, One of the freedom fighter in Bhopal. Barkatullah ...

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), 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 ...

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

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. He was a prime time News Anchor with

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. Rai also worked with

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

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for

, Swatantra Vartha,

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, 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’ * "

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1998, from Department of Science & Technology,

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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)