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An alumnus of St Stephen's College, Delhi is called a Stephanian. Alumni of the college include distinguished economists, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, scientists, mathematicians, historians, writers, bureaucrats, journalists, lawyers, politicians including several Members of Parliament (MP) in India, as well as the Heads of State of four countries, and sportspersons including a number of ...
Professor of comparative economic systems, Columbia University: Percival Spear: Lecturer in History (1924–1948) St. Stephen's: Historian [63] Pradip Krishen: Lecturer in History Ramjas College: Eminent film-maker [130] Pranab Bardhan: Professor (1973–1977) Delhi School of Economics: Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of ...
Doordarshan (lit. ' distant vision, television ' ), abbreviated as DD , is India's state-owned public television broadcaster . Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, [ 1 ] it is owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and constitutes one of Prasar Bharati 's two divisions. [ 2 ]
A large number of industrial projects were contemplated for the 2nd Five-Year Plan period (1956–61). In order to ensure the supply of trained personnel to man these projects, the Planning Commission, in September 1955 appointed an Engineering Personnel Committee (EPC), to undertake an overall assessment of the demand and supply position in respect of engineering personnel-graduates and ...
The relays were often jammed by a Doordarshan relayer in Trivandrum in Kerala by Keltron. [4] The service, which was in colour from the outset, led to a surge in colour television sets before DD Kendra Chennai converted. [5] The power of the Doordarshan transmitters was reduced after an order issued by the government in 1984. [6]
Among the faculty at the department of economics have been the likes of V.K.R.V. Rao, B.N. Ganguly and K.N. Raj (all three of whom went on to serve as vice-chancellors at the University of Delhi), Amartya Sen (Nobel Laureate), Manmohan Singh (the former Indian Prime Minister and also the key architect of the economic reforms since 1991), Sukhomoy Chakravarty (who was chief economic advisor ...
Sarin was born into a Sikh family to a father who was a professor in music. She received double bachelor's degrees in Physics and Education from the University of Delhi. Sarin started as an anchor of a science show, Vigyan Patrika, on Doordarshan in 1979. She went on to become one of India's most popular news anchors of the 1980s and 1990s.
Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) is a state university in Rohini, Delhi, India. It was established in 1941 as Delhi Polytechnic. In 1952, it started giving degrees after being affiliated with the Faculty of Technology, University of Delhi.