Jawhar Sircar
| Jawhar Sircar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 March 1952 Calcutta, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education |
Queens’ College, Cambridge University of Sussex Calcutta University Presidency College St. Xavier’s School |
| Spouse(s) | Nandita Sircar |
| Children | Shaurya Sircar |
| Website | jawharsircar |
Jawhar Sircar (born March 22, 1952) was the Chief Executive Officer, equivalent to the position of Secretary, Govt. of India, of Prasar Bharati, India's Public Service Broadcaster that is All India Radio and Doordarshan. He supervisedthe two broadcasting networks of India: All India Radio (AIR) & Doordarshan (TV); among the three largest in the world.
Jawhar Sircar (22 March 1952) is an Indian civil servant with 41 years experience, and last served as Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati( Doordarshan & All India Radio) of Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan & All India Radio).
Before this, he was Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India from late 2008 to February 2012, where he reported directly to the Prime Minister for most of his tenure. He resigned, to take over his current position, for which he was chosen by an eminent panel led by the Vice President of India and Supreme Court Judge. As Culture Secretary, he initiated long-pending reforms and took up the modernization of museums, archives, and libraries for which he was awarded the British Museum Medal.
As CEO,Prasar Bharati, he supervised India’s public service broadcaster, which is among the largest such networks in the world and cover well over a billion people, through 483 stations of All India Radio (AIR) & Doordarshan (TV). As a large orthodox organization of government servants, it is difficult to modernize, but Sircar has been able to break new grounds and introduce digital technologies and cut down obsolescence. He has received three Awards for this in three years. He has been elected as Vice President of the world's largest Public TV and Radio organization, the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, on which 67 nations are represented.
Jawhar Sircar studied at St. Xavier’s School, Presidency College and Calcutta University - all in Kolkata. He did his Masters in Ancient Indian History and Culture from Calcutta University and a second Masters in Sociology, with Social Anthropology. He graduated in Political Science from Presidency College, standing 2nd in Calcutta University. He also studied at the University of Cambridge and the University of Sussex in the UK.
After joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1975 in West Bengal (India), he held several postings in the districts of Burdwan and 24 Parganas where he made a name for himself in tackling very difficult problems including communal riots. In 1980, he took on the coal mafia of the Asansol-Raniganj belt. He had to face 27 different contempt cases filed by the Coal Mafia in the high court, but he saw to the end of this 'mafia raj', at least till his departure.
He handled the huge manpower management of pilgrims during the Ganga Sagar Mela (which is second only to the Kumbh Mela) for two successive years. He had a one-year stint in Handicrafts and Handlooms, where he helped revive some of Bengal’s traditional skills and was instrumental in saving/re-introducing the dying forms of ‘Baluchary Sarees’ and Traditional ‘Kantha-stitch’ textiles of the State.In 1984 he became the state’s youngest Director of Industries; during his stint here he vigorously promoted Small and Medium Enterprises.
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