CV OF SAMIR GOSWAMI
1. Name : SAMIR GOSWAMI
2. Professional : i. Retd. Chief Public Relations Officer, Eastern Experiences Railway (Group ‘A’/Class 1 Officer of Indian
Railways Service) from 17.10.1978 to
28.02.2013, i.e., about 34½ years of service.
ii. Worked as Head, PR Divn., Genesis
Advertising Pvt. Ltd from July. 2016 to May,
2017 and organized entire publicity of
BGBS(Bengal Global Business Summit) –
2017 almost single handedly.
iii. Ex-Principal, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,
Bhowanipore, Kolkata from 01.07.2013 to
16.02.2015.
iv. Ex-Asstt. Co-ordinator, IGNOU (Study Centre
2801) from July, 2013 to January, 2017.
Consultant, Development Communication of 3. Present Engagement : Roopkala Kendro under Department of Information & Cultural Affairs (I&CA), Government of West in Sector V of Salt Lake City, Kolkata.
4. Presently Teaching in : MBA course of IISWBM under Calcutta University. St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata (in Career Orientation Programme i.e.COP) Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Dhenkanal, Odisha, being appointed as Guest Lecturer by Govt. of India for each session Derozio Memorial College in Rajarhat under West Bengal State University, Barasat & approved by UGC (also included in their Board of Studies/BOS) Techno India under MACAUT Techno India University under iNURTURE of Bangalore Also invited by different Universities/Colleges/Institutes frequently.
5. Teaching Experiences : Teaching Experiences as Guest Lecturer for about 25 years with the permission of Railways :- Journalism Department of Calcutta University (for one year & three months) Journalism Department of Jadavpur University (over 15 years) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kalyani University (in its Centre, IMCFTS in Kolkata) IGNOU Netaji Subhas Open University 6. Contact particulars : Name of the Flat : ‘First Innings’, Flat No.403 (4th (Permanent Address) floor), 104/5 Ramlal Dutta Road, Bhadrakali (Uttarpara),
Hooghly, Pin: 712232, West Bengal. Mobile – 8902258660, Res. Ph – (033)2663-3557 Email: [email protected]
8. Date of birth : 07.02.1953.
9. Educational : MA from Calcutta University in 1976. Qualification
10. Professional : a) Media orientation course from Indian Institute Qualification of Mass Communication, New Delhi.
b) Certificate Course on PR of Public Relations Society of India, Kolkata Chapter.
c) Short Course on PR in Railway Staff College, Vadodara.
d) Video Film Making & Script Writing course conducted by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
e) Participated in Workshops on PR & Advertising organized by Public Relations Society of India.
11. Journalistic experience : Worked in a Bengali dailies of Kolkata for about 5 years
12. Invited as speaker : Most often invited by different academic and other organizations for speaking on Communication / PR / Advertising / Management related subjects.
13. Media Association : a) Currently regular contributor in theAnanda Bazar Patrika, Bartaman, Ei Samay, Ekdin, The Statesman, The Telegraph and other dailies and periodicals.
b) Regularly delivering talks in AIR, Kolkata.
c) Frequently invited by different TV channels for panel discussions.
14. Organizational : (i) Past National President, Public Relations Society Membership of India. Presently engaged as its Chairman of
Disciplinary Committee.
(ii) Member, Kolkata Press Club.
(iii) Member, Calcutta Journalists’ Club. Also Member of its Executive Committee.
15. Awards Received : (i) Received “PRSI (Public Relations Society of India) Leadership Award” at Hyderabad in PRSI Annual Conference on 13th December, 2019. (ii) Adjudged ‘Best Chairman’ in all India Public Relations Conference held in Hyderabad in February 2000.
(iii) Felicitated by Freelance Press Club.
(iv) Honoured by Bengali Monthly, ‘Prasad’ for PR excellence.