Profile Details

Dr. Ram Pravesh Rai joined the Central University of Himachal Pradesh in the year 2013 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of New Media, prior to that he served as:

• Assistant Professor at U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad (Prayagraj)
• Assistant Regional Director at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
• Ex-HOD, Department of New Media
• Ex-Dean, School of Journalism Mass Communication & New Media at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala

At present:

• Associate Professor, Department of New Media, CUHP
• Director, Centre for Internal Quality Assurance, CDOE, CUHP
• Director, Public Relations, CUHP

Qualifications:

Dr. Rai is NET and Ph.D. in Mass Communication and M.A. Hindi

Research, Training, Conferences and Publications

Dr. Rai has presented more than 12 papers in the international and national seminars. He has delivered talk at IGNOU, Regional Centre Lucknow, Central Hindi Directorate's conference Chennai, Dainik Jagran newspaper and Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra on various topics. He has completed 'Train the Trainer programme, jointly organised by IGNOU and DW Akademie, Deutsche Wele, Germany.

Three scholars have been awarded PhD degree under his supervision.

He has more than 12 research papers published in reputed journals, contributed many chapters in the national level books and has prepared many study materials for Antarrashtriy Hindi Vishwavidyalay, Wardha and U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad.

Recent Publications

His recent and popular articles are:

1. "Buyer's Right and Product Information: A Study On Displaying SAR Value of Budget Smart Phones"
2. "The Bechdel Test and Hindi Cinema: An Analysis of Women Empowerment Delineation" (2021)
3. "Persuading Voters through Aristotelian Rhetoric in Indian Lok Sabha Election 2019: A Content Analysis of Official Youtube Campaigns" (2022)

He was also the Technical Reviewer under Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) program "Society and Media" launched on 15th July, 2019.

Areas of Interest

He is actively involved in teaching and research in the areas of:

• New Media Technologies
• Film Studies
• Mass Communication Theories

Contact Information

Postal Address:

School of Journalism Mass Communication & New Media
Central University of Himachal Pradesh,
Campus-I, near HPCA Cricket Stadium,
Dharamshala, H.P.-176215

Email: rprai1981@hpcu.ac.in

Mobile: 8894562222