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About the Author: Rakesh Raman
I belong to the editorial and content management side of the communications field. Have worked as a senior tech journalist, analyst, and columnist with different newspapers, magazines, and web/online properties in India. These days, specializing in New Media communications.
At present, working as Consultant–New Media (including Social Media) with Rediffusion – Y&R, an integrated communications company, offering advertising, direct marketing, public relations, events management, and other services.
Also, I am managing a global technology site: My Techbox Online at http://www.mytechboxonline.com/ that I launched in June 2008. I am also running my tech blog at http://mytechbox.wordpress.com/ and an entertainment blog at: http://myfunbox.wordpress.com/
Have started a novel “Robojit and the Sand Planet” for children and young adults on Twitter, at: https://twitter.com/robojit
On Facebook, Robojit resides at: http://tinyurl.com/kwxmhu
You can also follow my tech and entertainment updates on Twitter, at: https://twitter.com/rrthakur
And if you are a Hollywood movies lover, I invite you to join me at Future Flicks after entering your Facebook account. Future Flicks Facebook group is at http://tinyurl.com/mj4kax
Have worked as:
- Tech business columnist for The Financial Express newspaper
- Editorial Director for an online tech media company, ITNation (now part of UTV)
- Group Technology Editor for A&M Group magazines, including A&M (on Advertising & Marketing) and Global (on international trade)
- Features Editor for Dataquest magazine (Cyber Media Group)
- Asstt. Associate Editor for Computers Today magazine (India Today Group)
- Free-lance tech writer for The Tribune and The Indian Express newspapers
Also, as an independent editorial content consultant mainly for Cyber Media, I have provided content creation services to world’s top technology companies like IBM, HP, Intel, 3D Networks, SAP, and a few leading Indian tech companies.
In 1995, I was conferred the National-level government award for my contribution in the field of technology journalism, which has been a unique distinction in the country. The award was presented to me at the Republic Day function.
During 2002, launched – “Raman’s Tech Tale Series – Knowledge Stories for Children,” a book series aimed to spread technology awareness among children through short stories. Three books were introduced in this series. This work has also found a mention in Bookbird, a journal of international children’s literature, produced by IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People.
Under a regular column (Tech Guru), I have also written technology awareness fictional stories for a popular children’s magazine. These stories are written in a creative format using dialogues between fiction characters.
After doing my M.Sc. and Computer Science orientation from Panjab University, Chandigarh, I have worked as a software developer for about seven years with a couple of leading technology companies at Mohali, Chandigarh (India).
My Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/rakesh.raman
I have read your article on Thomson Reuters Mobile Info Service for Indian Farmers that has expanded its service for India’s agricultural. Is it the same system as TCS has produced as mKrishi?
I am a PhD candidate in one of the leading universities in the USA. My research is on ICT for Poor Countries. I am also working on e-Governance in India.
I am particularly interested in how mKrishi or other products are working on the field and understand its socio-economic impacts on Indian villages. I am coming to New Delhi in December, 2008 for my research data collection.
Do you stay in Delhi? Is it possible to meet you and discuss with you some of the crucial issues and get your guidance for my research in India?
Would wait for your response.
Regards,
Shib Shankar Dasgupta
Yes, we can plan and meet.
Hello,
This is Armine Hareyan writing from http://www.huliq.com. I visited your blog and liked your content.
Would you be interested to send us a guest post on any of the issues related to the topics that you cover in your blog. We will publish it in our site http://www.huliq.com
In return with each guest blog we will give one link in the author’s biline back to your blog. We only ask that the guest post ( we prefer it be a news coverage, sources can be Google News, CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo News, BBC and others) be a unique story and not be published in your blog.
Please let me know if you may have any questions about http://www.huliq.com.
If you want to consult the topic with me first that’s perfectly fine as well.
Many thanks
Best regards
Armine Hareyan
http://www.huliq.com
Thanks Armine for your offer. However, I couldn’t know what you expect me to do. I am writing articles only on my own site and blogs. These are not being sent to others (Google News, CNN, MSNBC, etc.) that you have mentioned. Do you want me to write exclusive articles for your site?
Hey, I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say GREAT blog!…..I”ll be checking in on a regularly now….Keep up the good work!
I‘m sure many of you are like me and one of the first things you do in the morning is head here and check out the new post. Along with seeing the new posts, I’m also always checking out the blog roll rss feed and watching them grow, or shrink sometimes. In one of my past …but all in all excellent site. Keep it up!
Just wanted to drop you a line to say, I enjoy reading your site. I thought about starting a blog myself but don’t have the time.
Oh well maybe one day….
Hey, I really enjoy your blog. I have a blog too in a totally unrelated field (Online Stock Trading) but I like to check in here on a regular basis, just to see what’s going on and it’s always interesting to say the least. It’s always entertaining what people have to say.