Monday 13 May 2013

Jai Chandiram, a veteran in Television Field is no more

Former deputy director general of Doordarshan and a veteran in educational television Jai Chandiram died on 11 May 2013 morning at the age of 75.
She had been battling cancer of the colon for some months. Chandiram is survived by her brother and two sisters.

Less than a fortnight before she passed away, Chandiram was awarded the lifetime achievement award by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT), whose Indian chapter she headed for many years. The IAWRT annually organised a film festival to coincide with the International Women’s Day.
Chandiram was among the first women on Indian television and the IAWRT’s first Asian president. Her eclectic career included a stint as a part-time actor and inspired a whole generation of professional media women. She was also a champion for women’s rights.
She joined Doordarshan around 52 years ago, and later served as head of the television department of the Central Institute of Education of the National Council for Educational Research and Training. She also headed the department of television at the Film and Television Institute at Pune.
Later, she was head of the Fortune Institute of Information and Television (FICT), and also advisor to the Delhi International Arts Festival.
Chandiram received her Masters Degree from the School of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville.
She started her career as a producer in Doordarshan and her experience in media covered production, training and management. Her main area of work has been on children, education, distance learning, gender and developmental issues.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/obituary/item/2482-jai-chandiram,-a-veteran-in-television-field-is-no-more.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/obituary/item/2482-jai-chandiram,-a-veteran-in-television-field-is-no-more.html

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