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Monday, October 21, 2013

‘Bringing up an an elephant to dance takes time’

Source: Civil Society Online

Civil Society News, New Delhi

For someone who has clocked 60 and spent most of those years in the Government of India's bureaucracy, Jawhar Sircar packs surprisingly high levels of energy and purpose. It is a little before eight in the evening when we start talking and he remains in full flow till well past nine. People say he likes to talk. That is no doubt true, but our sense is he is seriously hooked to the idea of being en effective CEO and turning Prasar Bharati into a credible public broadcaster.

Prasar Bharati's offices are every bit sarkari and gloomy, tacky too, but Jawhar Sircar is not. He is witty, perceptive and intelligently outlandish. A liberal orientation and an understanding of India's diversity are wonderful attributes for the head of a public interest broadcaster to have – and he has both in good measure.

Sircar's mission as CEO is to make Prasar Bharati – which means...............

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