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About Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava
Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava is a Scientist in the field of Broadcasting, IT and Agriculture. He is currently President and CEO of the World Development Foundation India, Faculty and Mentor in The Thames International University, Paris, France, Adjunct Professor in YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, Consultant to Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), a New York-based world’s leading B2B platform connecting professionals with expertise, Consultant to VisasQ (VQ), an expert network service based in Japan and Honorary Director of several colleges.
Previously, he served as Additional Director General (HAG grade of IB(E)S, equivalent to Additional Secretary to the Government of India) in the Directorate General of All India Radio. In this capacity, he played a pivotal role in expanding the national broadcast infrastructure. He established the IT Division of All India Radio and conceptualized and piloted the proposal for BECIL—a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. He also founded AIR Resources, a strategic wing designed to share the infrastructure of All India Radio and Doordarshan with private broadcasters.
He was instrumental in shaping the policy framework for Community Radio Stations (CRSs) and led the signing of multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to support private sector broadcasting expansion. These included:
An MOU with IGNOU to establish 40 educational FM stations (10 kW each) across India
12 MOUs with private broadcasters for commercial FM stations
Several MOUs for CRSs with institutions such as CMS Lucknow, Banasthali Vidyapeeth, PG College Ghazipur, Sardar Patel University Gujarat, FTII Pune, and the Ministry of Agriculture
He also played a key role in assisting the Ministry of Agriculture in developing a nationwide agricultural broadcast network for farmers, leveraging the AIR and Doordarshan platforms.
He joined Indian Broadcasting Service (IES) in 1972 and had been responsible for management and expansion of broadcast network in India. He superannuated in 2007 at the level of HAG (Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of India). He worked as Commonwealth Expert in 1991 and ITU Expert in 1992.
Dr. Srivastava was Chairman of IETE (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, New Delhi During 2000-2002.
His areas of interest are Information System, Digital storage, Multimedia Broadcasting and Broadcast application for social issues. He is keenly associated with expansion of CRS and other means of new media for social cause.
Dr. Srivastava’s contributions to science and public communication have earned him national and internayional acclaim. In May 2020, the Science Center in Gujarat, India, honored him as “Scientist of the Month,” further cementing his reputation as a visionary leader in the field. In 2021, he was recognized among the top ten Indian scientists by Indian Amino—a globally respected organization with a vast international membership. Widely regarded as the “Father of Community Radio in India,” Dr. Srivastava played a pivotal role in advancing the legislation, technology, and grassroots momentum that brought community radio to life across the country.
Educational Qualifications
Master of Science(Electronics) degree from Gorakhpur University in 1967,
Ph. D. Degree in Chemistry from Poorvanchal University in 1996
M. Phil (Information Systems) from BITS, Pilani in 1997.
Ph. D. Degree in Information Systems from BITS Pilani in 1999
Management Course from Royal Institute of Public Administration, London, CAD course from NHK, Japan, Computer Networking course from Norsk Data, Norvey, etc.
D. Litt Degree from KEISIE International University, South Korea in 2017
Dr. H. O. Srivastava receiving D.Litt degree
Awards and Honours
Dr. Srivastava received Eight International, & a Life Time Achievement award for contribution in the field of broadcasting and Ghazipur Gaurav (Pride of the place of his birth) award. Significant achievements are as below.
Life time achivement award for most significant contribution in the field of Broadcasting by Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers (India).
Asia Pacific Broadcasting award for the year 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1990.
Commonwealth Expert in Malaysia in 1991.
ITU Expert in Malaysia in 1992.
ITU Delegate in Vietnam in 1995.
International Who' Who 1998.
Marquis Who's Who in the World 2001.
Chairman IETE Delhi.
Declared Ghazipur Gaurav.
Dr. H. O. Srivastava being declared Ghazipur Gaurav
Publications in International journals and Books
Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava has Published one hundred fifty articles and research papers on Broadcasting, Management & IT in national and international journals that includes IEEE transaction, IETE Technical review etc. and has authored numerous books on Broadcasting & IT in Hindi & English.
Indian Amino, with a membership of around 38000 Indian aficionados based in the United States, is striving to boost India's presence across the globe.
The fourth of February, 2021, marked the day Indian Amino featured the highest ranked ten Indian scientists.
1. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Renowned aerospace scientist and the 11th President of India.
2. Sir C.V. Raman: Nobel laureate in physics known for his discovery of the Raman effect.
3. Srinivasa Ramanujan: A highly respected mathematician who was renowned for his contributions to number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.
4. Satyendra Nath Bose: Physicist who collaborated with Einstein for the famous Bose-Einstein theory.
5. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan: Agricultural scientist and the "Father of the Green Revolution" in India.
6. Dr. Raj Reddy: Computer scientist and AI pioneer.
7. Dr. Har Gobind Khorana: Nobel laureate recognized for deciphering the genetic code and advancements in DNA and RNA synthesis.
8. K.S. Chandrasekharan: Distinguished mathematician.
9. Professor Doctor Sir Hari Om Srivastava, "father of Community Radio in India", has been recognised for his significant contributions to Information Systems, Digital Storage, Multimedia Broadcasting, and Broadcast applications for the benefit of society and economy.
10. Dr. Jagadish Chandra Bose: Noted achievements in physics, biology, and archaeology.
Awards & applauds to Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava
I am narrating in this episode my journey from 1982 to 1997 in All India Radio Directorate where I established the computer division and headed it as Dy. Director and thereafter as Director. The journey provided me an opportunity to learn, explore, research, discover and invent the domains untraversed so far. All in all an exciting, interesting, challenging, rewarding, soul-satisfying, enthralling and very worthwhile experience at the same time!
Earlier episodes: 1.Birth of Computer in All India Radio (Ministry of I&B) India: A saga of computer history from 1980's 2. Could India have given Internet to the world?
