On IIMC faculty since 1989

Prof. Mathur (b 1946) is a journalist with nearly two and a half decades of experience in the news world. He worked as News Editor, Assistant Editor, Magazine Editor, Correspondent, Political Correspondent, Resident Editor and Editor in print media organisations of repute.

He has worked with Pioneer, Tribune, National Herald and a bilingual news feature agency, before joining IIMC in 1989 as Associate Professor in-charge of Publications. Apart from editing the quarterly publications - "Communicator" and "Sanchar Madhyam", he has also been instumental in promoting the publications programme of the Institute.

Prof. Mathur has been involved with the teaching of print media in IIMC and various centres of mass communication in the country. He is also on Board of Studies of Several Indian Universities. For the past six years, he has been running the English Journalism Course, at the Institute as its Course Director.

He has written for various journals on a wide variety of subjects. He has authored a book on Non-aligned Movement and has edited several books on media.