Ashish, an MA in Political Science from JNU, was appointed BCCC’s Secretary General in May 2012, soon after the IBF Board of Directors decided to arm the Council with a full-fledged Secretariat. With his team, Ashish is responsible for processing the complaints received by BCCC and presenting them before the Council for action. Team BCCC interfaces between the Council on the one hand and the government, the broadcasters, the civil society and the media on the other. Before joining BCCC, Ashish was Deputy Chief of the National Bureau atMail Today, the daily newspaper published by the India Today Group. An alumnus of Patna College and Sainik School Tilaiya, Ashish, a newspaper journalist since 1995, has worked with The Times of India, The Telegraph,Hindustan Times, Mainstream and The Pioneer.
Mr. Radhakrishnan Nair
Secretary, IBF
Radhakrishnan Nair, Secretary, IBF has been associated with the Foundation since 2001. He has interacted with most industry stalwarts and has been an active participant in shaping the sector.
Mr. Nair's 33 years experience in publications, television and the Foundation helps him lead broadcaster-credit issues, manage the Foundation's day-to-day functioning, orchestrate several issues in various forums and committees, help in advocacy with the government and in particular, weigh in on legal and regulatory issues with deft counsel.
A post-graduation in public administration and a career beginning in sales bely Mr Nair's achievements in media and one of its apex sector associations.
An avid follower of Lord Ayappa, RK as he is more often called, is associated with many socio-religious activities in the National Capital Region.
Mr. Vishal Koushik
Deputy Director, BCCC
Vishal has been Assistant Director with BCCC since April 2012. An alumnus of St. Xavier’s College (Ranchi) and Indian Institute of Mass Communication (New Delhi), he has wide experience of working with various leading television channels in different capacities. Vishal began his career with Sahara Samay, the Hindi news channel of Sahara Group in 2000. After working briefly with Aaj Tak, he moved on to CNN-IBN and was part of the channel’s launch team. In 2007, he joined News X as Executive Producer and Head of Assignment and was instrumental in setting up the channel’s various bureaus under the guidance of Industry stalwart Peter Mukherjea. Vishal is an avid movie watcher and likes to read a lot. He assists the Council in addressing complaints and dealing with other content-related matter.
Mr. Amit Dhiman
Assistant Manager
A tech enthusiast at heart, Amit attended Ramjas School in Delhi. He is a Commerce graduate from DU and specializes in Strategic Management (IIM-Rohtak) and Business Management - Finance & Marketing (Symbiosis-Pune).
He also holds Diplomas in Software Programming & IT Networking Solutions (WinTECH) as also Office Management & Secretarial Practice (ISS/YMCA). Before joining IBF in October 2001, Amit had worked in various Commercial & Sales positions in Aviation and Power Transmission sector companies including Supreme Aviation (Singapore) and RPG Transmission. A jack of all trades, Amit is the playmaker behind all IBF mainstream activities. He enjoys adventure sports, music and films.
Ms. Manvi Dewan
Senior Complaints Analyst
Manvi joined BCCC in August 2011 soon after its inception. A commerce graduate from DAV College (Chandigarh), she is a Masters in Mass Communication and also holds an MBA (Off Campus) in Marketing from Panjab University. Manvi is responsible for processing the complaints received by BCCC and presenting them before the Council for action. She also coordinates with the channels and the Ministry of I&B in the content related issues.
Manvi did her media internship at The Times of India in Chandigarh and filed several news and sports stories. She was also a casual announcer at All India Radio, Chandigarh. An alumnus of Little Flower Convent School (Panchkula) and DAV Senior Secondary School (Chandigarh), Manvi is an avid TV viewer and loves to travel and cook international cuisines.
Ms. Savithri Sayeeram
Senior Executive
Savithri has more than 15 years of experience in Secretarial functions. Other than managing the front office operations, she keeps herself abreast with all that happens in the Industry. She actively follows the deliberations of the crucial IBF-AAAI meetings and also provides all secretarial help to the IBF and BCCC staff. Savithri has earlier worked with prominent companies like IndChem and Exhibitions India. She is a graduate in English Literature from Madurai Kamaraj University and a Diploma in stenography. She is enthralled by Carnatic music.
