Kiran Karnik
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Kiran Karnik is a prominent Indian administrator chiefly known for his work in the broadcasting and outsourcing industries.
Early Life and education
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).[1]
Career
Kiran Karnik's stints in broadcasting and outsourcing were at crucial points in the history of these two industries in India.
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.[2] 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.[3]
Outsourcing
Kiran Karnik took up the position of President of NASSCOM in September 2001, after the sudden demise of its founder Dewang Mehta.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6][7]
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.[8]
Awards and Honours
- Awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in 2007.[9]
- Selected as 'Face of the Year' by Forbes magazine in 2003.[10]
- Awarded the Franck J. Malina Astronautics Medal for Space Education by the International Astronautical Federation in 1998.[11]
Books and Publications
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.
References
- ^ "Kiran Karnik bio" (PDF). Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Chander, Romesh (1976). Planning for Satellite Broadcasting: The Indian Instructional TV experiment (PDF). UNESCO Press. ISBN 92-3-101392-0.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kiran Karnik to quit Discovery". Afaqs.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Kiran Karnik". NASSCOM. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Karnik to exit Nasscom". Economic Times. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Kiran Karnik being considered for Satyam Board". The Hindu. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Karnik on board of another Raju firm". The Economic Times. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Kiran Karnik". National Innovation Council. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Padma Shri Awards List 2007". Government of India. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ DiCarlo, Lisa (19 December 2003). "Forbes Face of the Year 2003". Forbes. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal". Retrieved 23 September 2012.