Member, editorial board, 'Journal of the Moving Image' since 1999. Formerly: Joint Director, School of Media, Communication and Culture & Joint Coordinator, 'Future of the Celluloid' programme of The Media Lab, Dept. of Film Studies, both at Jadavpur University. Academics: television, film, media theory, popular culture. Practice: multimedia storytelling and composing music for theater. Activism: child rights, FOSS.