Rajiv Mehrotra

Rajiv Mehrotra hosts one of India's longest running talk shows on public television, "In Conversation", that has been through several incarnations over more than twenty years. It is aired on the the national public service broadcaster in India Doordarshan News Channel on Saturdays at 9.30 pm.

Mehrotra has published several books including "The Mind of The Guru", "Understanding The Dalai Lama", "The Essential Dalai Lama", "Thakur" a biography of Sri Ramakrihna all by Penguin/ Viking. Duec in September 2008 is a new revised and expanded edition of The Mind of The Guru and early next year, a book on creativity: "The Spirit of The Muse", 2009 will also see the publication of "In My Own Words" by H.H. The Dalai Lama edited by Rajiv Mehrotra and "Conversations with The Dalai Lama on Life, Living & Happiness" both under publication with Hay House, USA. He is working on a spiritual biography of His Holiness The Dalai Lama and a 25 part series for television on Swami Vivekananda.

Mehrotra works as Managing Trustee, Executive Producer and Commissioning Editor of The Public Service Broadcasting Trust that has produced more than 300 documentary films winning some 40 awards from 250 international film festival screenings. His films has won several international and nine national awards from the President of India. He has directed films such as a ten part series for television on Sri Ramakrishna (The Great Swan), Angkor Vat (Axis Mundi), the places of Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India (The Footsteps of the Buddha), the Krishnamurthi Schools (Awakening of Intelligence), The Tabo Kye monastery (Sacral Legacy), on the Dalai Lama for PBS in the US (Ocean of Wisdom) etc.

Rajiv Mehrotra has extensive and pioneering experience in virtually all aspects of television and radio production, as director, cinematographer and editor. He has anchored a range of live and recorded programme genres in English from his early teens. He reported “live” as a news-anchor and served as a reporter for public television during the 1980s on assignments in India and abroad.

Mehrotra manages, as the Honorary Secretary/Trustee, The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, [ [http://www.www.furhhdl.org Furhdl.org] ] established with the Nobel Peace Prize,] , Trustee of the Norbulinka Institute of Tibetan Culture and the Navdanya Trust.

Mehrotra has twice addressed plenary sessions at The World Economic Forum at Davos and was nominated a Global Leader for Tomorrow by them. He has served as a Judge for The Templeton Prize for Religion, on the Governing Council of the Sri Aurobindo Society, The Film and Television Institute of India and as the Chairman of the Jury of the 50th anniversary Indian National Film Awards. Rajiv Mehrotra has been on the Steering Committees of the Planning Commission to recommend policy & strategies for Information & Broadcasting, Information Technology etc, The committee on Bridging The Digital Divide, The Organising Committee of the Mumbai International Film Festival and is a nominated member of the Core Group of the Press Council of India etc.

Mehrotra lives in Delhi with his wife, Meenakshi Gopinath.

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