Our Team

Dr. Radheshyam Jadhav, Director, VUCCD,
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Media and Communication

Radheshyam Jadhav is an award-winning journalist and communication researcher. He is also working journalist associated with academia in various capacities. He holds a Ph.D. degree in journalism and communication science and has been a British Chevening Gurukul fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. A two-time winner of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism award, he has also been an Asia Journalism Fellow at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Radheshyam has over twenty awards and scholarships including the Statesman Award for Rural Reporting to his credit. With a proven track record of writing about politics, gender issues, health, agriculture, environment, and rural and urban development issues, his research in journalism and communication has been based on extensive field visits. He has covered politics from Panchayat to Parliament elections while working with national newspapers including The Hindu BusinessLine, The Times of India and The Indian Express. Radheshyam has also contributed to the world of academia in various capacities. Bloomsbury has published his book Harvesting Hope in the Suicide Zone.

Prof. (Dr.) Chetan Kapadnis, Dean, Faculty of Media and Communication

Dr. Chetan Kapadnis, Dean, Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication, Vishwakarma University, Pune has been associated with Vishwakarma Group for last 15 years. He is basically chemical engineer by qualification and holds Ph.D. degree in the field of Nanotechnology. He has been instrumental in setting up the state of the art studio in department of JMC, Vishwakarma University along with the Head of Department Prof Mayuresh Belsare and Prof Ravi Nikam. He holds highly enthusiastic and charming personality and believes in smart work. He has got the widespread 15 years long teaching career along with many appreciation awards to his name in Vishwakarma Group.