Our full-time faculty members come from the nation’s leading news organizations and academic institutions with wide experience in print, broadcast and new media. Full-time faculty are complemented by several part-time instructors who are currently serving in news organizations.

IIJNM invites nationally and internationally recognized individuals to deliver guest lectures. These individuals come from specialized fields such as law, environment, government, international finance, technology, art and others.

Kanchan has driven IIJNM’s emphasis on Multimedia. Besides teaching news gathering, reporting and writing skills, she gets students asking the important question: “So what?” [more]

Shirish moved to teaching journalism after a newsroom career that spanned more than 32 years – three decades of them with The Times of India. [more]

Surekha has worked with both television and films. With over 12 years of experience; she holds the key to a career in Broadcast Journalism. [more]

Girish handles the tools of the trade. His expertise in an array of software equips our students for the industry.  He also coordinates placements. [more]

Ashwath trains our students to craft wonders with the camera. His technique, gathered over 14 years as a video journalist, can take you far. [more]

Nandana holds an MA in English with Communication Studies from Christ University, Bengaluru. She is passionate about literature, gender studies, and popular culture. [more]

Nagesh is an award-winning environmental journalist and was an Editor with Prajavani. He teaches Environmental Reporting, Rural Reporting, and Covering Religious and Social Issues. [more]

In 2003, Dakshina aided the launch of the Al-Jazeera website in English. He helps students navigate the tough terrains of International and Political Reporting. [more]

Maya Sharma has been a television journalist for over 30 years – as reporter, anchor and documentary film maker. She teaches broadcast skills at IIJNM. [more]

From working with Tech Mail, the world’s first technology newspaper, to covering Operation Veerappan, Saggere’s experience forms the core of his lessons at IIJNM. [more]

Bhanutej has worked with newspapers magazines and online news platforms since 1994. He teaches long-form and magazine writing at IIJNM. [more]

Having previously worked as a sub-editor in multiple online publications, Nishad’s roles at IIJNM include course building, research and grading. [more]

Pradeep (Deepu) is a cinematographer actively engaged in film-making and cultural/political activism. He guides our students as they explore the art of documentary film-making. [more]

Radhika Viswanathan holds Masters degrees from the London School of Economics and teaches audio production and podcasting at IIJNM along with Samyuktha Varma. [more]

Samyuktha Varma is the co-founder of Vaaka Media and handles the audio production and podcasting course with Radhika Viswanathan at IIJNM. [more]

Deeptha Rao is an advocate whose main areas of work include gender and sexuality, domestic violence and media law. She teaches the Law and Ethics in Journalism course. [more]

The love of writing and sports drew him to Indian Express as a sports correspondent. At IIJNM, he conducts classes on reportage of sport events. [more]

An alumnus of IIJNM, Gangadhar is the founder of 101 Reporters and a TED Ashoka fellow. He conducts the investigative journalism course at IIJNM. [more]

Ananda holds an MA in Media and Cultural Studies. His roles at IIJNM include research and grading. [more]