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'''Kiran Karnik''' is a prominent Indian administrator chiefly known for his work in the broadcasting and outsourcing industries.
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==Early Life and education==
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Kiran Karnik was born in 1947 in the Indian state of Maharashtra. He completed his B.Sc.(Hons) in Physics from Bombay University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|Indian Institute of Management,(Ahmedabad)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiran Karnik bio|url=http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Content/PDFs/CVKK301111F.pdf|publisher=Reserve Bank of India|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref>
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|office = President NASSCOM
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'''Kiran Karnik''' is a prominent Indian administrator chiefly known for his work in the broadcasting and outsourcing industries. Presently he is also serving as a director in Central board of directors of [[Reserve Bank of India]].<ref name="RBI">{{cite web | url=http://rbi.org.in/scripts/AboutusDisplay.aspx#CB | title=Reserve Bank of India, About Us | publisher=Reserve Bank of India | access-date=5 June 2014}}</ref> He is also the chairman, board of directors, of the [[Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology]], Delhi (IIIT-D).<ref name="IIITD">{{cite web | url= http://iiitd.ac.in/about/bog | title= Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D), About Us | publisher= Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D) | access-date= 5 June 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110509215801/http://iiitd.ac.in/about/bog | archive-date= 9 May 2011 | url-status= dead | df= dmy-all }}</ref>

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==Early life and education==
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Kiran Karnik was born in 1947 in the Indian state of Maharashtra to [[Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu]] parents. He completed his BSc (Hons.) in Physics from erstwhile [[Royal Institute of Science|Royal Institute of Sciences]], [[Bombay University]] and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|Indian Institute of Management,(Ahmedabad)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiran Karnik bio|url=http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Content/PDFs/CVKK301111F.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111063410/https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Content/PDFs/CVKK301111F.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2021|publisher=Reserve Bank of India|access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
==Career==
Kiran Karnik's stints in broadcasting and outsourcing were at crucial points in the history of these two industries in India.
Karnik's stints in broadcasting and outsourcing were at crucial points in the history of these two industries in India.

===Broadcasting===
===Broadcasting===
Karnik joined the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] shortly after it was set up in 1969 and spent nearly 20 years in the organisation. He was part of the team that conceptualised the [[Satellite Instructional Television Experiment]] which won wide national and international acclaim, including the first UNESCO-IPDC Prize for rural Communication.<ref>{{cite book | title=Planning for Satellite Broadcasting: The Indian Instructional TV experiment|last=Chander|first=Romesh|coauthors=Karnik, Kiran|publisher=UNESCO Press|isbn=92-3-101392-0|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0002/000200/020099eo.pdf|format=PDF|year=1976}}</ref> Mr. Karnik was Director of the ISRO's Development and Educational Communicational Unit from 1983 to 1991. Mr. Karnik left the ISRO and joined the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) as its first Director in 1991. CEC was set up by the University Grants Commission to co-ordinate and oversee the functioning of media centres in the universities.
Karnik joined the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] shortly after it was set up in 1969 and spent nearly 20 years in the organisation. He was part of the team that conceptualised the [[Satellite Instructional Television Experiment]] which won wide national and international acclaim, including the first UNESCO-IPDC Prize for rural Communication.<ref>{{cite web|title=UNESCO-IPDC Prize:Previous Laureates|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/intergovernmental-programmes/ipdc/unesco-ipdc-prize/previous-laureates/|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> Mr. Karnik was Director of the ISRO's Development and Educational Communicational Unit from 1983 to 1991. Mr. Karnik left the ISRO and joined the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) as its first director in 1991. CEC was set up by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] to co-ordinate and oversee the functioning of media centres in the universities.
In 1995, Mr. Karnik joined Discovery Networks as its Managing Director in India and oversaw the launch of Discovery Channel in South Asia in August 1995 followed by Animal Planet in 1999. He left the company in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiran Karnik to quit Discovery|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/1365_Kiran-Karnik-to-quit-Discovery|publisher=Afaqs.com|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref>
In 1995, Mr. Karnik joined [[Discovery India|Discovery Networks]] as its managing director in India and oversaw the launch of [[Discovery Channel (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Channel]] in South Asia in August 1995 followed by [[Animal Planet (Asia)|Animal Planet]] in 1999. He left the company in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiran Karnik to quit Discovery|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/1365_Kiran-Karnik-to-quit-Discovery|publisher=Afaqs.com|access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref>


===Outsourcing===
===Outsourcing===
Kiran Karnik took up the position of President of [[NASSCOM]] in September 2001, after the sudden demise of its founder [[Dewang Mehta]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiran Karnik|url=http://www.nasscom.in/nasscom/templates/EmergeOutInside.aspx?id=54808|publisher=NASSCOM|accessdate=9 December 2010}}</ref> He made the organisation into the preeminent association for the outsourcing industry and a prominent lobbying group for the concerns of the industry abroad. He left the organisation in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Karnik to exit Nasscom|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-04-13/news/28489081_1_nasscom-kiran-karnik-dewang-mehta|accessdate=23 September 2012|newspaper=Economic Times|date=13 April 2007}}</ref>
Karnik took up the position of President of [[NASSCOM]] in September 2001, after the sudden demise of its founder [[Dewang Mehta]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiran Karnik |url=http://www.nasscom.in/nasscom/templates/EmergeOutInside.aspx?id=54808 |publisher=NASSCOM |access-date=9 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607233323/http://www.nasscom.in/nasscom/templates/EmergeOutInside.aspx?id=54808 |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> He made the organisation into the preeminent association for the outsourcing industry and a prominent lobbying group for the concerns of the industry abroad. He left the organisation in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Karnik to exit Nasscom|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-04-13/news/28489081_1_nasscom-kiran-karnik-dewang-mehta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107025652/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-04-13/news/28489081_1_nasscom-kiran-karnik-dewang-mehta|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2012|access-date=23 September 2012|newspaper=Economic Times|date=13 April 2007}}</ref>


Subsequently, he was nominated by the government as Chairman of [[Satyam Computer Services]] heading a three member board after the Government of India disbanded the Satyam board owing to severe irregularities and fraud in accounting.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kiran Karnik being considered for Satyam Board|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200901101611.htm|accessdate=9 December 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Karnik on board of another Raju firm|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/Karnik-on-board-of-another-Raju-firm/articleshow/3966394.cms|accessdate=9 December 2010|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=12 January 2009}}</ref>
Subsequently, he was nominated by the government as Chairman of [[Satyam Computer Services]] heading a three-member board after the [[Government of India]] disbanded the Satyam board owing to severe irregularities and fraud in accounting.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kiran Karnik being considered for Satyam Board |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200901101611.htm |access-date=9 December 2010 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=10 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217153842/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200901101611.htm |archive-date=17 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Karnik on board of another Raju firm|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/Karnik-on-board-of-another-Raju-firm/articleshow/3966394.cms|access-date=9 December 2010|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=12 January 2009}}</ref>


==Other assignments==
==Other assignments==
Mr. Karnik worked briefly with the [[United Nations]] in New York and Vienna, serving as Special Assistant to the Secretary-General of UNISPACE 82. He has also been a consultant for UNESCO in [[Afghanistan]], as well as for the [[World Health Organization]], [[The World Bank]], [[UN Institute for Disarmament Research]] and the [[Ford Foundation]]. He has been a member of many government committees, including the Prasar Bharati Review Committee, and is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and the National Innovation Council.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiran Karnik|url=http://www.innovationcouncil.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11:mr-kiran-karnik&catid=6:members&Itemid=2|publisher=National Innovation Council|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref>
Karnik has been a member of many government committees, including the [[Prasar Bharati]] Review Committee, and is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and the [[National Innovation Council (India)|National Innovation Council]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiran Karnik|url=http://www.innovationcouncil.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11:mr-kiran-karnik&catid=6:members&Itemid=2|publisher=National Innovation Council|access-date=23 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023235121/http://www.innovationcouncil.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11:mr-kiran-karnik&catid=6:members&Itemid=2|archive-date=23 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Awards and Honours==
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* Awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in [[Padma Shri Awards (2000–2009)#2007|2007]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Shri Awards List 2007|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=410|publisher=Government of India|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref>
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*Awarded the [[Franck J. Malina Astronautics Medal]] for Space Education by the [[International Astronautical Federation]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal|url=http://www.iafastro.net/?id=200|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref>


He is currently the Chairman of the National Committee on Telecom & Broadband at the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]].<ref name=CII>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Shalini|title=NSA announces cyber security cooperation with private sector|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsa-announces-cyber-security-cooperation-with-private-sector/article4000136.ece|access-date=23 October 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=16 October 2012}}</ref> He is currently the Chairman of the 'Board of Governors' and member of the 'General Council' of the [[Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi]]. He is also the Chairman of the Governing Body of [[HelpAge India]], the leading non-profit organisation working for the Elderly across India.<ref>{{cite web |title=HelpAge India first Indian institution to get UN Population award |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/helpage-india-first-indian-institution-to-get-un-population-award-7101223/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=11 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HelpAge India gets '2020 UN Population Award' |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/helpage-india-gets-2020-un-population-award-7702661.htm |website=cnbctv18.com |publisher=[[CNBC]] |ref=Kiran Karnik, chairperson, HelpAge India, had said on the announcement of the award last month. |language=en |date=11 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HelpAge India appoints new CEO Rohit Prasad as Mathew Cherian, current CEO retires |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/helpage-india-appoints-new-ceo-rohit-prasad-as-mathew-cherian-current-ceo-retires/1881413/?next |publisher=Outlook India |ref=Mr. Kiran Karnik, Chairperson, HelpAge India Governing Body. |language=en}}</ref>
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==Books and Publications==

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Karnik has authored/edited a large number of publications, and lectures occasionally at major national institutes. He is the author of ''The Coalition of Competitors: The Story of Nasscom and the IT Industry'' [Harper Collins, 2012]. He is a regular columnist with national newspapers, including the [[Economic Times]].
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==Awards and honours==
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* Awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in [[Padma Shri Awards (2000–2009)#2007|2007]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Shri Awards List 2007|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=410|publisher=Government of India|access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Roy |first1=Prasanto |title=Book review: 'Decisive Decade' by Kiran Karnik |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/up-front/story/20210726-book-review-decisive-decade-by-kiran-karnik-1829080-2021-07-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
* Selected as 'Face of the Year' by ''Forbes'' magazine in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|last=DiCarlo|first=Lisa|title=Forbes Face of the Year 2003|url=https://www.forbes.com/2003/12/19/cx_ld_1219faceoftheyear.html|access-date=23 September 2012|newspaper=Forbes|date=19 December 2003}}</ref>
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*Awarded the [[Franck J. Malina Astronautics Medal]] for Space Education by the [[International Astronautical Federation]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal|url=http://www.iafastro.net/?id=200|access-date=23 September 2012|archive-date=11 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111231455/http://www.iafastro.net/?id=200|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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==Books and publications==
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Karnik has authored/edited a large number of publications, and lectures occasionally at major national institutes. He is the author of ''The Coalition of Competitors: The Story of Nasscom and the IT Industry'' [HarperCollins, 2012]. He is a regular columnist with national newspapers, including the [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*Personal Blog [https://kirankarnik.wordpress.com/]
*[https://kirankarnik.wordpress.com Personal Blog ]
*The Coalition of Competitors [http://www.amazon.com/The-Coalition-Competitors-Kiran-Karnik/dp/9350291800]
*[https://www.amazon.com/The-Coalition-Competitors-Kiran-Karnik/dp/9350291800 Kiran Karnik, ''The Coalition of Competitors'', Harper Collins, 2012 ]
*[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0080299695 Kiran Karnik, ed., ''Alternative space futures and the human condition'': UNISPACE 82 International Round Table, Pergamon Press, 1982]
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*[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0002/000200/020099eo.pdf Kiran Kanik, Romesh Chander, eds., ''Planning for Satellite Broadcasting: The Indian Instructional TV experiment'', UNESCO, 1976 ]
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Kiran Karnik
President NASSCOM
In office
2001–2007
Preceded byDewang Mehta
Succeeded bySom Mittal
Managing Director, Discovery Networks (India)
In office
1995–2001
Director, Consortium for Educational Communication
In office
1991–2005
Personal details
Born (1947-03-16) 16 March 1947 (age 77)
Maharashtra
NationalityIndian

Kiran Karnik is a prominent Indian administrator chiefly known for his work in the broadcasting and outsourcing industries. Presently he is also serving as a director in Central board of directors of Reserve Bank of India.[1] He is also the chairman, board of directors, of the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-D).[2]

Early life and education

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Kiran Karnik was born in 1947 in the Indian state of Maharashtra to Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu parents. He completed his BSc (Hons.) in Physics from erstwhile Royal Institute of Sciences, Bombay University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management,(Ahmedabad).[3]

Career

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Karnik's stints in broadcasting and outsourcing were at crucial points in the history of these two industries in India.

Broadcasting

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Karnik joined the Indian Space Research Organisation shortly after it was set up in 1969 and spent nearly 20 years in the organisation. He was part of the team that conceptualised the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment which won wide national and international acclaim, including the first UNESCO-IPDC Prize for rural Communication.[4] Mr. Karnik was Director of the ISRO's Development and Educational Communicational Unit from 1983 to 1991. Mr. Karnik left the ISRO and joined the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) as its first director in 1991. CEC was set up by the University Grants Commission to co-ordinate and oversee the functioning of media centres in the universities. In 1995, Mr. Karnik joined Discovery Networks as its managing director in India and oversaw the launch of Discovery Channel in South Asia in August 1995 followed by Animal Planet in 1999. He left the company in 2001.[5]

Outsourcing

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Karnik took up the position of President of NASSCOM in September 2001, after the sudden demise of its founder Dewang Mehta.[6] He made the organisation into the preeminent association for the outsourcing industry and a prominent lobbying group for the concerns of the industry abroad. He left the organisation in 2008.[7]

Subsequently, he was nominated by the government as Chairman of Satyam Computer Services heading a three-member board after the Government of India disbanded the Satyam board owing to severe irregularities and fraud in accounting.[8][9]

Other assignments

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Karnik has been a member of many government committees, including the Prasar Bharati Review Committee, and is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and the National Innovation Council.[10]

He is currently the Chairman of the National Committee on Telecom & Broadband at the Confederation of Indian Industry.[11] He is currently the Chairman of the 'Board of Governors' and member of the 'General Council' of the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi. He is also the Chairman of the Governing Body of HelpAge India, the leading non-profit organisation working for the Elderly across India.[12][13][14]

Awards and honours

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Books and publications

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Karnik has authored/edited a large number of publications, and lectures occasionally at major national institutes. He is the author of The Coalition of Competitors: The Story of Nasscom and the IT Industry [HarperCollins, 2012]. He is a regular columnist with national newspapers, including the Economic Times.

References

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  1. ^ "Reserve Bank of India, About Us". Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D), About Us". Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D). Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Kiran Karnik bio" (PDF). Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ^ "UNESCO-IPDC Prize:Previous Laureates". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Kiran Karnik to quit Discovery". Afaqs.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Kiran Karnik". NASSCOM. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Karnik to exit Nasscom". Economic Times. 13 April 2007. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Kiran Karnik being considered for Satyam Board". The Hindu. 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Karnik on board of another Raju firm". The Economic Times. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Kiran Karnik". National Innovation Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  11. ^ Singh, Shalini (16 October 2012). "NSA announces cyber security cooperation with private sector". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  12. ^ "HelpAge India first Indian institution to get UN Population award". The Indian Express. 11 December 2020.
  13. ^ "HelpAge India gets '2020 UN Population Award'". cnbctv18.com. CNBC. 11 December 2020.
  14. ^ "HelpAge India appoints new CEO Rohit Prasad as Mathew Cherian, current CEO retires". Outlook India.
  15. ^ "Padma Shri Awards List 2007". Government of India. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  16. ^ Roy, Prasanto. "Book review: 'Decisive Decade' by Kiran Karnik". India Today.
  17. ^ DiCarlo, Lisa (19 December 2003). "Forbes Face of the Year 2003". Forbes. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  18. ^ "Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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