- Dilip Cherian
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Dilip Cherian was born on 10 April in Kerala, India. He is a communications consultant, a political campaign advisor and a practicing political & policy specialist. He is also involved with political lobbying and bureaucracy decision making.[1]
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Educational Qualifications
Training: Gurukul Chevening Fellowship at the London School of Economics on the subject of Globalization of specialist program that includes elements of both study as well as teaching assignments during the period.
University: Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, completed M.A. in Economics. Specializations - International Economics, Public Economics and Industrial Economics.
College: Presidency College, University of Calcutta. Graduated with honors in Economics
School: Don Bosco School, Calcutta. Passed Senior Cambridge Examination with Science, Mathematics and English as major subjects
Scholarships:
- National Merit Scholarship, Presidency College
- U.G.C. Centre for Advanced Studies Scholarship at the Delhi School of Economics for The Shriram Foundation Fellowship
Career
Professional Experiences
Dilip is working in the capacity of Consulting Partner with Perfect Relations, which was co-founded by him in early 90’s. Perfect Relations was one of the first agencies to introduce and establish the concept of Image Management in India in the early nineties. The company advises CEO's and country management teams on External Communications, Internal Communications and Public Affairs. It has offices in 14 Indian cities, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka today and employs over 500 people, making it South Asia’s largest image management consultancy.
Dilip Cherian started his career as Economic Consultant, Bureau of Industrial Costs in the Ministry of Industry, New Delhi.[2] The work involved advising the Central government on regulatory measures regarding pricing, etc. This bureau was at that time the nodal organization for a variety of government departments to get clearances on the pricing of critical products and items of local manufacture.
This has also been of use, and has thereafter been extended considerably by the ability to create and thereafter publish on a weekly basis India’s only column on bureaucracy called Dilli Ka Babu.[3]
Journalistic and Media Sector
Dilip joined Business India in 1980, at a period that was then reasonably close to its inception.[4] At business India he was responsible for creating a separate section on policy making, which was considered the blue book amongst India's corporate sector.
After a long stint as the editor of the magazine Business India, Dilip moved to television and newspaper journalism. Here, he was auxiliary in founding ‘The Observer of Business and Politics’, one of India's cutting-edge business dailies. His work as Business Editor involved the conceptualisation and creation of the entire editorial structure of the paper.
Dilip writes columns that have appeared in the Asian Age,[5] The Indian Express,[6] and the Mumbai-based Mid Day.[7]These columns are based on his views of the country's economic and political environment.
Other positions held by him include Nominee Director for the BBC on their media investment in India.
Speaking and teaching assignments
Dilip has presented at international panel discussions at the International Public Relations Association (IPRA]) Conference in Cairo; Asia Pacific Workshop of Academic Parliamentarians on Education, Population & Sustainable Development in Krabi, Bangkok, Inter-Pacific Bar Association(IPBA) Women Business Lawyers conference in Hong Kong, ESL workshop in Krakow, Poland. Dilip is also a member of the National Advisory Board of Whistling Woods International film school in India which is affiliated with several international film schools.[8]
In addition to this, he also takes a part of a semester of teaching assignments for MBA students at the International Management Institute (New Delhi) on Image Management and Communications Strategy. Dilip has also been involved with MICA (Mudra Institute of Communication), Ahmedabad and IMI.
Dilip is actively involved with The Perfect Relations Centre for Image Management Studies (PRCIMS), a learning institute backed by Perfect Relations which focuses on every aspect of Public Relations.
Board Commitments
Dilip has been on the governing board of the Advertising Standards Council of India, which oversees ethics, and practices of players in the media space. Cherian is also the Honorary Director General of the Centre of Image Management Studies - a new communication school that is a cooperative venture between several national agencies. He is a member of the Board of Governing Council of the National Institute of Design (NID) and has consented to spend time on the Apex Committee of Shareholder Education and Grievance Redressal of the Ministry of Company Affairs.
Dilip has been elected to IPRA’s (International Public Relations Association) Global Council as the India Council Member; holding the position for a two year tenure [9] He is also Advisor to the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
Community Work
Dilip is actively involved in initiatives ranging from concern for reproductive health issues via his membership of the Population Alliance and schemes, to providing computers for education in various parts of India through his association with the NGO to the One Laptop Per Child Alliance program. He serves as a Board member of Charkha; an NGO committed to using communications tools, to reach out to the masses, through success stories of development initiatives and is also an Advisory Board Member of the non-profit organization, JIVA Institute.[10]
References
- ^ http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?265345
- ^ http://www.centumu.edu.in/node/120&format=light
- ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/editorial/op-ed/dilli-ka-babu-181
- ^ http://www.bairdscmc.com/default.asp?id=120
- ^ http://www.asianage.com/content/dilip-cherian
- ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/dilipcherian/
- ^ http://www.mid-day.com/opinion/2010/may/110510-Manmohan-Singh-Home-Minister-Delhi-Opinion.htm
- ^ http://www.whistlingwoods.net/aboutus/national-advisory-boards.php
- ^ http://www.exchange4media.com/pr/PRNews.asp?section_id=9&news_id=29725&tag=24633
- ^ http://events.milagrow.in/advisory-board/dilip-cherian
External links
- http://www.ie-lobbying.com/Articles/Interview3.pdf
- http://dilipcherian.com/
- http://gopiarora.blogspot.com/2009/11/towering-mind.htmlhttp://www.erabrussels.be/india98/cv/dilip_cherian.htm
- http://www.dilipcherian@chauthiduniya.com
- http://www.ipra.org/archivefrontlinedetail.asp?articleid=307http://knol.google.com/k/dilip-cherian/image-management/1s78tq7sv7zro/2#
- http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/4658http://www.viewsline.com/Interview.jsp?id=14294&/_Dilip_Cherian,_founder_and_consulting_partner_of_image_management_firm_Perfect_Relations/_Lobbying_mechanisms_.html
- http://www.timescontent.com/tss/showcase/related/photos/c1/Devi_Cherian/1/r/Devi-Cherian.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6GteQHPCA8
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwQ0gIrAA2s
Categories:- Living people
- People from Kerala
- Indian political scientists
- Public relations people
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