Kumar Rakesh

Kumar Rakesh

Journalist, Writer, Broadcaster, Social activist

India

Kumar Rakesh,is a Senior Indian Journalist, Writer, Broadcaster, Social activist, Radio and TV panelist par excellence & actively contributes in the field of Print,TV,Online,Radio,Media, & Communications since past 32 years at National & International levels.
Mr Rakesh has always been a keen follower and a firm believer of ‘Nishkam Seva (Selfless Work)’, ‘Sarva Dharma Sambhav (Respect to all Religions)’ and ‘Manavta (Humanity)’
Mr Rakesh holds an accreditation of Sr. Journalist with Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs,-Govt of India & Parliament of India for long & distinguished Service Category.
In 2015, he was also accredited with United Nations HQ,NY,USA-2015 as a Journalist. He has been covered UNGA,Gandhi@150 in UN,NY,USA in 2017 & 2019 also.
He is a panelist & an expert commentator on political, current affairs, media, parliamentary & foreign affairs issues on AIR,DD NEWS TV,LOK SABHA TV & many PVT TV News channels.
He has achieved greater heights in the field of Media by starting his journalism career as a Reporter, getting promoted to Group Editor & later rising to the head of the Hindi news wing of the organization as Vice President (News) with his consistent hard work, dedicated passion & innovative mindset.
He started his career in 1986 as a Reporter in Premier English Daily of Bihar -The Indian Nation,Patna. He then shifted to New Delhi in 1989 towards Hindi Journalism for his national language (Rashtra Bhasha), Hindi which was primarily influenced by the work of great reformers contributing in the field of Hindi Journalism,Dr Ved Pratap Vaidik, SP SINGH,Rajendra Mathur,Prabhash Joshi & Ram Bahadur Rai.
He has worked with all the top-notch giants of Indian Media such as Times of India Group, Hindustan Times Group, Indian Express Group, Dainik Bhaskar Group & Nai Duniya, Rashtriya Sahara Group in various Editorial capacities since 1990.After actively working for 18 years in print media, delivering excellent and exclusive recorded news stories, he then moved to TV Media,Radio & Online Media. He has worked with Focus TV,Hamar TV,HY TV,NETV,NE Bangla,News Express TV, Channel One News TV,CTV,Canada,Radio-OO-Lala from North Eastern states HQ of India & many other national and international TV channels.In TV Media,he has directed, anchored, hosted, conducted variety of talk shows & news programmes achieving the highest TRP ratings.
More than 5000 News articles, stories, interviews, editorials have been written, articulated, edited and published at his end.He has another vertical of recorded achievements with his utmost dedicated work in more than 200 documentaries, Talk shows, News Programs, TV films and shows.
Covering the global horizon of politics & current affairs, Mr Rakesh has travelled widely for his professional journey, fellowships with official delegations of President,Vice-President & PM of India in more than 50 countries of Asia,Europe,North & South Americas,Africa till date.
More importantly, he had Interviewed H.E. Presidents of India,Vice Presidents & Prime Ministers of India in his outstanding career since 1988.
Mr. Rakesh has been awarded, honored and recognized from time to time for his sheer contributions in the fields of Journalism, Literature & social services in India with many Honors in USA,UK,Belgium,Canada,Norway,The Netherlands, since 1988.
He holds membership of variety ofglobal media associations in India,Europe,USA, Canada which has helped him to enhance his skills and innovative mindset to contribute at greater level in the field of media.
Mr Rakesh is an Hony Members of Global Editors Network, (GEN), Paris,France; Broadcaster Editor’s Association (BEA),New Delhi, India; Online Media Association (ONA),WDC, USA; Society for Professional Journalists,IL, USA; Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA),Canada & UK; South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) New York,USA,International Federation of Journalists,(IFJ) Brussels, Belgium; Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIOJ),London, UK; Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia (FCC),India Chapter N Delhi, India; Press Association(Oldest Association of Sr Journalists-Accredited to Govt. of India),New Delhi, India; Nehru Memorial Museum & Library,Govt of India (NMML),New Delhi,India,Sahitya Akademi,Govt of India,New Delhi,India.
Mr Rakesh holds Life Membership of Institute of Directors (IOD),New Delhi,India.International Journalism Center (IJC),Film City,Noida(UP) India; India International Photographic Council (IIPC),New Delhi,India,International Yoga Mitra Mandal-(IYF) Bihar Yoga Bharati University,Bihar,India. Mr. Rakesh is also Hony Advisers of Newspapers Association of India (NAI),New Delhi, India; Param Shakti Peeth,Vatsalya Gram,Vrindavan, Mathura,India.
Mr Rakesh has also been actively and selflessly contributing in social service for global society with his organizations, India World Foundation & Life Charitable Trust since 1997 in the field of Law awareness for Women,Youth,Dalit,Minority,Tribal,Art & Culture.having branches & associates in many countries including USA,Canada,UK,Norway,Qatar,Belgium,The Netherlands,Sweden,Finland,Nepal,Australia,Malayasia,Thailand,Singapore.
He possesses a keen interest in teaching & interacting with new Media students.He has served as a Guest faculty of Media & Communication departments of Indian universities,Govt & Pvt institutions in Delhi,Rajasthan,Haryana, UP and MP.
Currently, he is working on his 6 books related with Politics, Governance, Media and covering many other literary horizontals.
Presently,Mr Rakesh is associated with Global Governance News Group as Editor-in-Chief and Director from New Delhi, Canada,USA, UK,Norway, Belgium and Qatar. He is also serving as a board member of Samagra Communications Pvt Ltd,New Delhi ,India,Narad Communications Inc,NJ,USA.India World Foundation Inc,USA