Tilak Jha

Ex-BBC Journalist and Former Asian Future Leaders Scholar Dr. Tilak Jha is currently Associate Professor of Journalism at Times School of Media (TSOM), Bennett University; and, Founder, ICANGOVERN, a citizen-led local governance initiative.

Tilak is Champion, SPOC, TSOM at Bennett's International Relations and Corporate Affairs office bringing partnerships with the likes of Stony Brooks University School of Journalism, New York; Ca Foscari University, Italy and Deutsche Welle.

Dr. Tilak is also Principal Investigator of a 2-year project to develop a technology-driven model to digitally connect migrants and residents of underdeveloped regions of Bihar for making crucial local governance interventions.

At the university, he also offers open electives and value added courses for students of other schools.

Previously, he offered an Open Elective entitled "Inside China: An Indian Perspective" to engineering, management and law grads.

Currenty, as part of a value added course Salvage

EDUCATION

MPhil-PhD in Chinese media, School of International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Former Asian Future Leaders Scholar, School of Public Policy, Zhejiang University, China
MA in Convergent Journalism, AJKMCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Media, China, Public Policy

FUTURE PROJECTS

GRANT DETAILS

Seed grant for working on community and water issues