Dr. Anurag Anant holds the position of Assistant Professor in the School of Media and Communications (SMCS). His doctorate was completed at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University in Lucknow, and he earned his M.Phil from Central University of Gujarat. His Doctoral Thesis focuses on emergence of alternative media and its impact on society, while his M.Phil research examined how mass mobilization patterns have changed in response to the advent of new media technologies.

He is a skilled writer. He has demonstrated his abilities in creative writing. In the Lallantop Kahani competition held during the Sahitya Aajtak event in the years 2017 and 2019, he has won one lakh rupees twice. Additionally, he took home the top place award in the 2021 Bynge Hindi National Story writing Competition organized by the Notion Press. He firmly believes that efficiency and productivity at work are important. He has a sincere work ethic and the capacity to perform well in a busy deadline-driven setting. As a committed educator, he feels that education should encompass more than just helping learners grasp the fundamental ideas of a subject; it should also foster critical thinking skills and the evaluation of alternative approaches to problem-solving.

He has over ten years of experience working as a freelance writer, journalist, and contributor for numerous national news papers, magazines, news portals, and media organizations. He started working at Galgotias University in November 2023, having previously held a position at The Lallantop of India Today Group. He works under the pen name Anurag Anant, and his stories, reportage, and poems have appeared in many magazines as well as online portals and websites.

Experience

Worked in The Lallantop (India Today Group)

Have over ten years of cumulative experience of working as freelancer writer, journalist, and contributor for numerous national news papers, magazines, news portals such as Danik Jagran I-Next, AmarUjala.com, Tahelka, Jansatta, Janjwar.com, The Lallantop.com, Hindwi.com (Rekhta), Mohallalive.com, Pravakta.com. India Today magazine etc.

Qualification

UGC-Net Qualified

Ph.D

M.Phil

MJMC

Award & Recognition

Won One Lakh Rupees as first prize, twice in Lallntop Kahani competition (at sahitya aajtak programme in Delhi); for 2017 and 2019.

Got first prize in Story writing competition organized by Bynge Hindi in 2021

Been featured in India Today Hindi Magazine (Annual Issue 2022) among reputed Hindi writers as Askok Vajpeyee and Geetanjali Shree; India Today considered him as young Hindi writer and published my story.

Interviewed By the SBS Hindi Australia for his creativity and writing; one of his story has also been broadcasted. 

Research

-Two Paper Published in UGC-care listed Journal.

-Participated in around 10 National/International conferences and presented research papers.

--Attended 10 days ICSSR sponsored Research Methodology Workshop.

Area of Specialization

Alternative Media

New Media

Citizen Journalism

Digital Journalism

Reporting and Editing

Journalistic & Creative Writing

Mass Communication Theories and Models 

Strategic Communication

Other Achievements

Delivered a special Lecture on Creative Writing at Rabindranath Tagore University Bhopal and Central University of Haryana

A special Program on his poetry and creativity has been broadcasted on Network 18

His Poetry has been recited and released on the several mainstream and reputed Media outlet channels by renowned editors and Journalists such as Saurabh Dwivedi, sanjeev paliwal, Pooja Prasad, Ratnesh Mishra.

Been selected as a young poet among 21 young Hindi poets by Hindwi (Rekhta Foundation) for the year 2023.

Won first prize in more than dozen university level debate competition, poetry and essay writing competition.

A short film “Chitthi” was made on his story by aluminous NSD Varanasi Centre.