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Advertising

Ram Sehgal
Ram Sehgal is one of the icons of the communication industry. He began his career studying journalism and later advertising in London. After working with many reputed agencies such as Ogilvy and JWT he took over the as the president of Contract Advertising. In 15 years he moulded it to be a one of the finest agencies in the country producing superlative creative work that helped build many successful brands. For his contribution to the advertising industry, he has been conferred the A & M Advertising Man of the Year. The Advertising Club of Kolkata elected Ram to the Hall of Fame. Later, he served as President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India and as the Chairman of the Advertising Standard Council of India. A gentleman and a man of character, Ram Sehgal carries with him the reputation of being one of the finest managers in the country.

Cinema

Pradeep Sarkar
Pradeep Sarkar is a filmmaker who successfully juggles between making Hindi feature film, music videos and television commercial. A bachelor of visual arts, he worked for 17 years in advertising agency. Later he moved to directing television commercials after taking retirement from the advertising agency as the Vice President, Creative of Contract. Slowly moving into making music video he gave this industry a respect and culture of integrating story like narratives. He later matured as a full length film maker and made films such as Parineeta and Laga Chunri Mein Daag. A perfectionist in nature, Pradeeep Sarkar thinks the visual medium is a dynamic interplay of aesthetics and technique to connect the emotional cord of the audience. He believes the magic lies in the spontaneity of life that at times manifests while shooting and that creates the right emotional cord between the filmmaker and the audience.

Journalism

Manoj Das
Manoj Das is an internationally known creative writer. He is counted among the popular short story writers in Oriya as well as in English. The lyrical style, imagery, simplicity and the magical charm of his writing has won him admirers in every generation and across all countries. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards like the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Padmashri and the Saraswati Samman. He has columns in India's national dailies like The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Hindu and The Statesman. His writings, revealing the deeper truth and the untraced aspects behind current issues, have been highly appreciated.

Photography

Raghu Rai
World renowned Magnum photographer Raghu Rai photographs proclaims the rich diversity of contemporary India. Known for his distinct style of photojournalism, he pioneered a new genre working with major news papers and magazines. He gave photography the status of an art form in India. He was awarded the ‘Padmashree’ in 1971, one of India’s highest civilian awards ever given to a photographer. In the last 18 years, he has produced more than 18 books, including Raghu Rai’s Delhi, The Sikhs, Calcutta, Khajuraho, Taj Mahal, Tibet in Exile, India, and Mother Teresa. He has served three times on the jury of the World Press Photo and twice on the jury of UNESCO's International Photo Contest.