Faculty Details

Dr. Sushobhan Patankar
Professor & Deputy Director
Dr Sushobhan specializes in journalism and teaches audio-visual news reporting, documentary filmmaking, and media business. In addition to his academic pursuits, he is passionate about sports, particularly Cricket and Badminton.
He was awarded a four-month fellowship for research at Eberhardt Karl’s University of Tübingen, Germany, as part of a doctoral exchange program with Savitribai Phule University of Pune, where he conducted his PhD research. He also collaborated on a project with Salisbury University, Maryland, under the USIEF’s U.S.-India 21st Century Knowledge Initiative.
He also received ICSSR funding of Rs. 3,30,000 for a research monograph on the social impact of "Mann Ki Baat," focusing on environmental discourse in India.
Current Research Areas
- Journalism
- Digital Media
- Media Economics
- Media Convergence
- Digital Journalism
- Media and AI