NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati Chairman Dr A Surya Prakash has been nominated by the Central Government as a member of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library Society (NMML).

The NMML Society is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The NMML plays a key role as a resource centre for promotion of study and research in the field of modern and contemporary Indian history. It organises lectures, seminars etc in India and abroad. The aim of the society is to promote and foster academic contacts within India as well as with other countries through exchange of personnel and research materials. He was appointed in 2014 as Chairman, Prasar Bharti Board for a full term of three years.

Prakash is an author, a columnist and a leading commentator on Indian Constitutional and Parliamentary issues and Governance. He has held key positions in several print and electronic media organisations of repute. He has also been a media teacher and has taught media law and ethics. He is also known for his well-researched interventions on national political issues. He is the Founder-Director of the Film and Media School at the Institute of Integrated Learning in Management, New Delhi and Founder-Director of the Pioneer Media School. He has also worked with several media houses including Zee News, The Pioneer; India Editor and Asia Times.