| Name |
Ms. Deepak Sandhu |
| Date of Birth |
19th December 1948 |
| Occupation |
Public Servant |
| Present Position |
Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission |
Served as
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Media Advisor to the Prime Minister
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Principal Director General(Media & Communications)
(formerly Principal Information Officer)
Press Information Bureau
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Director General (News) All India Radio
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Addl. Director General & Head of DD News Channel
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Director, Directorate of Film Festivals
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Press Registrar, RNI
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Director (Media Relations and Spokesperson for the Union Ministries of Finance, Commerce and Health and Family Welfare)
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Regional Director, Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity
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Represented India at
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International Film Festivals at
Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Tokyo
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International Conference on Terrorism & Electronic Mass Media at
Glendzhik (Russia) & Cyprus
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Heads of News Meetings at
Atlanta, USA and Beijing
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Studied International Press Centers at
Doha, Asian Games and Beijing, Olympic Games
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Educational and Professional qualifications
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Master of Arts - English Literature - Punjab University, Chandigarh - 1969
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One Year post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra - June, 1979 - May, 1980
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Three months' course on AIDS: IEC Strategies at University of Wales, Cardiff - 1995, UK
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One year Course in Public Administration and Management at Universities of Ottawa and Carlton, Canada as a PEARSON FELLOW 1987-88
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Two weeks' Course on Finance for non-Finance Executives at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi - 1975
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Two weeks' Course in In-depth Journalism, Press Institute New Delhi, 1973
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Three Months' Foundation Course in Administration, NAA, Mussoorie - 1972
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9 Months' Course in Mass Communication in IIMC, New Delhi - 1971-72
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Personal
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Married to Mr. Gurinder Singh Sandhu, IAS
1967 Batch (Maharashtra Cadre)
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One daughter
Master's Degree in Communication Management from Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. Married to Karanbir Jassar, Senior Manager, Yahoo, California, USA
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