Keshav Patel

Dr. Keshav Patel is an Assistant Professor of Journalism, with over a decade of professional experience spanning both print and television media. His teaching and research interests lie at the intersection of journalism, new media technologies, indigenous knowledge systems, and Indian philosophical thought. He is particularly engaged with the cultural narratives of India's tribal communities and communication practices rooted in grassroots realities.

Dr. Patel holds a Ph.D. in New Media and has served in senior academic and editorial roles across several reputed media institutions in India. He is widely recognized for bridging critical media theory with hands-on media practice, particularly in the realms of digital culture, alternative epistemologies, and marginalized communication systems.

He is the author of several acclaimed works, including Implications and Impacts of New Media (launched in Malaysia) and the bestselling Hindi novel Raag Makkari – Ath Campus Katha. The novel has garnered notable academic interest; it has served as the foundation for a completed postgraduate dissertation and currently constitutes the core subject of an ongoing Ph.D. thesis in literary and media studies.

Dr. Patel’s international publications include Digital Media and Pandemic: Experiences and Ameliorations (published by TIIKM, Sri Lanka; launched in Thailand) and Beyond New Media in South Asia (published by Unhass Press, University Press Indonesia; launched in Malaysia). These scholarly volumes reflect his sustained engagement with global digital media transitions and underscore his significant contributions to the evolving field of comparative media studies.

He has published more than 30 research papers in internationally acclaimed, peer-reviewed journals, including several indexed in Scopus and UGC-CARE. His scholarship spans a wide array of subjects, such as digital journalism, media ethics, indigenous representation, postcolonial narratives, and alternative communication frameworks.

Dr. Patel has presented his research at numerous prestigious international conferences in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, marking his active presence in global academic discourse and cross-cultural scholarly exchange.