John Brittas
| John Brittas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 October 1966 Kannur, Kerala, India |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Managing Director of Kairali TV and former Business head of Asianet Communications Limited, |
| Home town | Kannur, Kerala |
| Television | Kairali TV, Asianet, Kairali TV |
| Spouse(s) | Sheba |
| Children | Anna & Anand |
John Brittas (Malayalam:ജോൺ ബ്രിട്ടാസ്) is a journalist, managing director of Kairali TV (Malayalam Communications, Ltd.) and former Business Head of Asianet Communications. He was born on October 24, 1966, in Kannur into an agrarian family.
After primary education in a nearby school, he attended high school at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur. He went to S S College, Taliparambu in Kannur for his predegree. He had his bachelor's degree in Political Science from Payyannur College, Payyannur and master's degree in political science from Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. He secured first rank in both the exams. From Thrissur, John Brittas went to Delhi and attended Jawaharlal Nehru University for an M.Phil and later a PhD.
Though he had a knack for writing and was involved in college level literary activities, journalism came his way by chance. It was for the sole purpose of getting a job that he had applied for the post of sub editor in "Desabhimani", the mouth piece journal of Communist Party of India. When he went to Delhi for his higher pursuits, the newspaper transferred him to Delhi under its bureau chief Prabhakara Varma. In Delhi, even before joining his office, he was assigned to escort the then CPIM CM of Kerala to Punjab for a discussion with the "Akalis", a radical group screaming for a separate state in those days. John Brittas acknowledges the exposure he got in Delhi at that very young age for all his achievements. He arrived in Delhi at a time when the political stage of India was undergoing radical changes. He became a witness to many major changes that designed the country's future both at the home front and in the international arena.
By the time Kairali TV was launched under Malayalam Communications Ltd by Communist party of India in the year 2000, John Brittas had become a seasoned media personality. He was an ideal choice for the post of Associate Director in charge of the Delhi Bureau for Kairali TV- a leftist founded Malayalam Channel. That was the time when many of the print journalists were switching to visual media. John also took it as an opportunity to dabble in the electronic media after a long association with the print media. After working for three years in Delhi, he was made the managing director of the channel and was transferred to Kerala.
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