Prof Dr Sir Hari Om Srivastava
Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava is an Indian Scientist. He is President of World Development Foundation</a> (WDF, WDFINDIA), India. He is Chancellor of WDF University for SDG2030 and visiting Professor of several Universities and Colleges. He has published more than 150 research papers in national and international journals and also authored several books. He was bestowed with the honor Knight Hospitaller on 29 Nov. 2017. He has been selected as one of top ten Indian Scientists by Indian amino community, USA.
Education
Sir Srivastava received following education.
</tbody>| Sl. No. | Degree | University | year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master of Science in Physics | Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, India | 1967 |
| 2 | Graduation in Electronics & Telecom | Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India | 1970 |
| 3 | Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry) | Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Jaunpur, India | 1996 |
| 4 | Master of Philosophy (Information System) | Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani | 1997 |
| 5. | Doctor of Philosophy (Information System) | Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani | 1999 |
Professional life
Sir Srivastava is consultant to Gerson Lehrman Group, a New-York based consulting firm which is a platform for professional learning, and connects business people to experts to provide solutions. He is former Additional Director General of All India Radio and Doordarshan. He worked as Commonwealth Expert in 1990 and international Telecommunication Union (ITU) Expert in 1991. Currently he is working through WDF to enrich and empower the life of poor and marginalized people in the world by using the technology of mass media and ICT for training and education of the people in the areas of health, agriculture, education, entertainment. His areas of interest are Information System, Digital storage, Multimedia Broadcasting and Broadcast application for enrichment of life of poor and marginalized. He is keenly associated with expansion of Community Radio Station (CRS) and other means of new media for education and social cause.