Dr. Arvind Rajagopal

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Biography

Arvind Rajagopal is a Professor in Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU Steinhardt. His academic contributions shed light on the intersections of media, politics, and society. He is recognized for his influential works, including 'Politics Television: Hindu Nationalism Reshaping Public India' (Cambridge, 2001), which won the Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Prize from the Association for Asian Studies and the Daniel Griffiths Prize from NYU in 2003. His subsequent book, 'Indian Public Sphere: Structure Transformation' (Oxford, 2009), further explores the dynamics of public discourse in India. Rajagopal has been a Fellow at Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and a member of the School of Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He has also engaged with prominent institutions such as the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. His scholarly articles have appeared in various platforms, including SSRC’s Immanent Frame and opendemocracy.net, addressing critical issues related to media and society in a global context.

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Bachelor's degree from accredited institution Strong background in biological, chemical, physical, or mathematical sciences
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Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.