14 Facts About Umesh Upadhyay

Umesh Upadhyay was an Indian television journalist, author and media executive.

Umesh Upadhyay was a freelance writer, an independent media consultant and analyst.

Umesh Upadhyay started his career as a lecturer at Delhi University, has been a political analyst and commentator with All India Radio, and is a member of the Editors Guild of India.

Umesh Upadhyay held a senior position in the academic field as director of the Disha Education Society in Raipur.

Umesh Upadhyay managed affairs of the Disha Group of Institutions, and was designated as Pro VC of the upcoming Disha University.

Umesh Upadhyay has been nominated by the Indian government to the Executive Council of the Indian Institute of Mass Communications.

Umesh Upadhyay was a member of the jury for the Narad Jayanti Awards in New Delhi.

Umesh Upadhyay was an executive board member for the National Institute of Open Schools, an autonomous institution under the Indian government's Ministry of Human Resources Development, and the largest open schooling system in the world.

Umesh Upadhyay was a member of the search committee to select a new Vice Chancellor for the Makhan Lal National University of Journalism and Mass Communication of Bhopal.

Umesh Upadhyay was an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University and the University of Delhi.

Umesh Upadhyay was trained at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Asian Institute for Broadcasting Development, BSkyB, Thames Studios, and CPC.

On September 1,2024, Umesh Upadhyay fell two storeys from a residential building in Vasant Kunj as the building was getting renovated, and was pronounced dead at the hospital from his injuries, at the age of 66.

Umesh Upadhyay was awarded the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award for lifetime contributions in the field of Journalism and Media.

Umesh Upadhyay was a member of: the Management Committee and Executive Council of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University for Mass Communication and Journalism, Bhopal; the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Mass Communication and Journalism, Ahmedabad; the IIMC Society; the Executive Council of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi; and the Executive Board of the National Open School Society of India.