Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar
Dr.Rajesh Kumar Vyas
Joint Director-DIPR, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Vyas ( presently, joint director to the Hon’ble Governor, Rajasthan) is an Eminent Art critic, poet columnist and travelogue writer. He has been awarded several prestigious awards like the ‘Rajasthani Bhasha Sahitya akademi award’, the ‘Manak Alankaran’, the ‘Rahul Sanskrityayan award’ by the tourism ministry of india, and the National “Sahitya Akademi Award” . Currently he is also a board of study memeber of the Haridev Joshi journalism and mass communication University of Rajasthan.A household name in the fields of tourism, art and culture, he has so far written 23 books in different streams of literature. He is well known for his creative writing in hindi as well as Rajasthani language. He was instrumental in giving shape to nearly two dozens of itinerary Documentaries for Doordarshan including the series “Desert Calling”, fifty one episodes of which have been telecasted on various national and local channels
Lt. Col. Amitabh Sharma
Defence PRO, Rajasthan
Lt Col Amitabh Sharma is an alumnus of Officers Training Academy 1996 Batch
Commissioned into Armoured Corps , a coveted Armoured Regiment named Hodson’s Horse
Educational Qualification – BA Honours in History from St Stephen’s College Delhi 1994 Batch
Masters in Journalism & Mass Communication from Amity University, Lucknow 2016
Other than Army courses, Human Rights from IGNOU, Social Media & PR Media course from IIMC
Service Background –
Served in all operational Commands of the Indian Army across the country including deputation with Assam Rifles.
Tenanted various staff and operational appointments and also served as PRO in Nagaland with Assam Rifles 2016-18.
Arun Joshi
Additional Director-DIPR, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Mr. Purushottam Diwakar
Sr. Photojournalist, India Today
Chairman, IMAGINE Photojournalist Society,
Jaipur – India
Mr. Purushottam Diwakar is having 25 years of rich experience in photojournalism and got the opportunity to capture exclusive stories and events around the globe. He was born and brought up at Jodhpur (Rajasthan) and completed Bachelor in Journalism & Mass Communication from The Global University, Nagaland. He is associated with India’s highly reputed & premier news magazine ‘India Today’ as a Senior Photojournalist since 1998. He holds the merit of mainstream Photojournalism and various International assignments in Africa, Thailand and Dubai. His many evident photographs achieved the cover pages of the magazine ‘India Today’ and appreciated throughout the world. Mr. Purushottam headed a development project in Ghana, Africa named ‘Building a better life for Cocoa farmers’ in 2015 and 2017. His assignment in Congo outlined the problems of the community and the investigative pictures brought the attention in 2018. The other project in 2017 was undertaken by him on Indian Tourism in Thailand which uncovered many stories of importance. During this professional journey he got associated with many NGOs and companies like Care India, Alliance India, Cairn Energy for photo documentation of their numerous projects.
Mr. Purushottam had also accomplished many photo assignments for the international magazine, ‘TIME Magazine’ and renowned photo agency, ‘SIPA Press’. He covered the major events in the country like Serious Draught in Rajasthan, Devastating Earthquake in Gujarat, World’s Largest Fire in Indian Oil Corporation’s Oil Tanks at Jaipur, Serial Bomb Blasts by terrorists in Jaipur city, Unprecedented Godhara Massacre, Mass Agitation on Reservation by Gurjar Community in Rajasthan etc. His camera outlined the rare images related to social issues like woman & child health, nutrition, girl education, gender discrimination, HIV, water crisis in Rajasthan, preservation of culture & heritage and many more issues. His efforts and service to the people had achieved recognition’s like ‘Award for Excellence in Photojournalism’ by District Administration, Jodhpur, ‘Photojournalist Award’ by Photojournalist Society of Jodhpur and ‘Award for Excellence’ by National Nature Society, Jaipur. He has designed and conducted a Specialized Workshop for DIPR Photographers of Government of Rajasthan.
He founded IMAGINE Photojournalist Society in 2012 with the objective to transform the skills of Photojournalism and Photography among people and students around the globe. He has trained many professionals, students and learners. The latest experiment of Field reporting on camera is widely quoted as a group of young girls created a milestone in the male dominated field under his specially carved training program named ‘Camera Commando’. The girls worked for 45 days in the extreme harsh conditions, odd temperature, they traveled for around 5000 kilometer in different regions of India and produced the rare glimpses. His IMAGINE Photojournalist Society conducts Photography Exhibitions, Professional Training Camps, Skill Oriented Workshops for students and professionals whereas Research Programs and the Photojournalism Seminar was also launched in 2015. His Photojournalist Society is the one in Asia to hold the yearly National as well as International Seminar on Photojournalism and dedicated to Photojournalism Literacy.
His presentation title in **Jaipur International Photojournalism Seminar** is-
Photojournalism in Covid-19: The daily affair of risk
Mr. A.P. Gaur
General Manager, Corporate Communication
Cairn Oil & Gas
Mr. Ayodhya Prasad is a Corporate Communication professional, a Theater Artist, an Avid Traveler, established Writer and Motivational Speaker. He started writing while pursuing a Master’s degree at JNV University and later worked for regional and national newspapers including Hindustan Times. His first book—a biographical novel about the life and time of the last queen of Marwar, has been termed as the ‘first biographical novel’ of Hindi literature. Second book ‘Durg Gaatha’ has been adapted for Mega Light and show on Veer Durgadas Rathore. His third book ‘Chautha Dhandha’ exposes dark side of journalism in India. ‘The Vulture’s Feast’ is his fourth book where as a co-author he shares his own experiences as a journalist. Mr. Gaur is a founding member of the Press Club in Jodhpur, the city where he currently resides, and Rajasthan Heritage and Nature Society (RAJHANS).
His presentation title in **Jaipur International Photojournalism Seminar** is-
Photojournalism in the VUCA world
