Ranjan Kumar Singh

Ranjan Kumar Singh is an author-journalist-film maker with more than thirty years of experience in the field. He started his career with the Times of India group and served it for 18 years before switching over to audiovisual media. He was the consultant for the feature film Aamir that was appreciated by media and general audience alike. He himself has written, produced and directed more than a dozen feature films, documentaries and docu-features for various TV channels and government / non-government agencies.

He represented India in the Third World Archaeological Congress to present a paper on "Theft and Smuggling of Antiquities" and has also directed a film on the subject. He went to the University of Oslo to study 'Art in Norway' and has traveled far and wide to give lectures on various aspects of Indian Culture and Archaeology. One of his most remarkable journey was along the Line of Control that he under took in 1999 to capture the essence of life in the wartorn area. This journey culminated into an eight episodes serial 'Ek Duniya Sarhad Ki' for Doordarshan and also a book 'Sarhad: Zero Mile'. He is the founder editor of Vishwa, a magazine published from the USA.

He teaches journalism in esteemed institutions like the Ranchi University and Central Institute of Hindi. Besides, he has developed courseware for various departments of IGNOU. He is also the Treasurer of the Takshila Educational Society that runs Delhi Public Schools in Patna, Pune and Ludhiana.

An exhibition of his photographs on the Monuments of Delhi was organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in 2008. He has seven published books - three in Hindi and others in English - to his credit and has contributed to several anthologies and periodicals. He was a member of the Organizing Committee for the World Hindi Conference held at New York and participated in the Conference as an official delegate. He is a life member of the professional body Indian Archaeological Society.