Speaker · Team Member
Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi
Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi, is a distinguished academic, writer, and cultural thinker. A passionate advocate for the arts, he has been actively associated with theatre, television, and literature.
He is the author of three poetry collections and six short story collections, including the widely acclaimed Putrikameshti and Maidan Mat Chhodna. His literary work spans poetry, fiction, satire, drama, travelogue, essay, and art criticism, and his publications include two books on the history of journalism and the popular anthology Sachchidanand Joshi Ki Lokpriya Kahaniyan. He has edited several significant works, most notably Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, a seven-volume compilation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches, and Connecting Through Culture, an influential book on India's soft power. Over the course of his career he has held several prestigious academic positions, becoming a Registrar at 32 and a Vice-Chancellor at 42, and he played a key role in establishing two universities of journalism and mass communication in India.