Memoirs of Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava
Scientist · Inventor · Father of Community Radio in India
60+ years of service — awards, international missions, community radio across three continents, academic leadership, and institutional milestones.
A Life in Photographs
From academic beginnings in Gorakhpur to international knighthood in Colombo — a visual chronicle of a remarkable journey in broadcasting, technology, and public service.
M.Sc. (Electronics) from Gorakhpur University (1967). The foundation years that led to a lifetime in broadcasting, technology, and education.
Joined the Indian Broadcasting Service in 1972. The start of a 35-year career at All India Radio and Doordarshan that would reshape broadcast infrastructure, community radio policy, and educational broadcasting in India.
Established the IT Division of All India Radio (1982). Won the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union Award six consecutive times (1984–1990) — the only individual worldwide to achieve this. Attended management course at RIPA, London (1984). International visits to Japan and the United States for broadcasting technology exchange.
Served as Commonwealth Expert in Malaysia and ITU Expert. Addressed the International Telecommunication Union in Vietnam as official Delegate from India (1995). Visited TDF France for policy deliberations on AIR & Doordarshan (1999). Published "Broadcasting in Cyberspace" in IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics (1996). Completed Ph.D from Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Jaunpur in Chemistry (1996) and Ph.D in Information Systems from BITS Pilani (1999).
Chairman of IETE Delhi (2000–2002). Played a pivotal role in establishing IGNOU's online distance education system, reaching four million students. Signed MOU for Community Radio Station with CMS, Lucknow. Instrumental in enacting the Community Radio Act in India (2002). Represented India at IETE Mauritius (2001). Founded AIR Resources and conceptualised BECIL. Superannuated from AIR as Additional Director General (HAG grade, 2007). Continued active service through WDF in Udaipur and Delhi.
A decade of extraordinary achievement: Ethiopia project — seven community radio stations for MCIT Government of Ethiopia (2015). Awarded Knighthood (KStJ) and UN Gold Medal in Colombo (2017). D.Litt Honoris Causa from KEISIE International University, South Korea (2017). Knowledge Agriculture® trademarked by Government of India (2018). Top 10 Indian Scientist ranking. Continued institutional leadership through WDF India.
📚 Published Works
Books authored and co-authored by Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava — spanning interactive television, broadcast technology, and the intersection of modern science with ancient agricultural wisdom.
A personal journey spanning over two decades and 15+ countries — from the temples of Thailand (2025) and the vibrancy of Vietnam (2024), through grand European capitals (2023), to Singapore (1999–2010), Dubai (2017), Red Square Moscow and the Colosseum in Rome (2012), Auckland & Wellington New Zealand and Christmas in Hong Kong (2016), and the vast landscapes of America (2001–2007). Click any photo to open in the lightbox.
Declared Scientist of the Month by Gujarat Science Center, Surat (May 2020). Ranked 9th among Top 10 Indian Scientists by Indian Amino — alongside Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Sir C.V. Raman (2021). Cloud Radio® trademarked by Government of India. WDF Universe platform launched with 12+ free online courses at wdfuniverse.org. Continued global advisory through GLG (New York) and VisasQ (Japan). New book "Smart Farming Meets Ancient Wisdom" co-authored with Aprajita Srivastava.
📺 Broadcasting Pioneer
35 years at All India Radio rising to Additional Director General. Established the IT Division of AIR (1982). Conceptualised BECIL. Founded AIR Resources. The only person worldwide to win the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union Award six consecutive times (1984–1990).
📚 Father of Community Radio in India
Played the pivotal role in enacting the Government of India Act for Community Radio (2002). Established community radio stations in India, Nepal and Ethiopia — including seven stations for MCIT, Government of Ethiopia (2015).
🌾 Knowledge Agriculture® Inventor
Pioneered Knowledge Agriculture® — a Government of India trademarked innovation integrating IoT, AI, UAVs, Robotics and cloud computing with traditional farming wisdom to achieve SDG-2 Zero Hunger.
🎓 Education & Research
150+ research publications in IEEE Transactions, IETE Technical Review and other journals. Author of "Interactive TV Technology & Markets" (Artech House, Boston). Contributor to IGNOU's online education system reaching 4 million students.
⚔ Knighthood & Global Recognition
KStJ Knighthood and UN Gold Medal (2017). D.Litt Honoris Causa from KEISIE International University, South Korea (2017). Top 10 Indian Scientist (2021). Scientist of the Month (2020). Commonwealth Expert & ITU Expert.
👥 Family & Mentorship
Father and mentor to Aprajita Srivastava, co-scientist of Knowledge Agriculture® and Senior Technical Solutions Engineer at Databricks. Guiding the next generation of scientists, inventors and development professionals.
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