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{{Infobox officeholder
| office =[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 4 August 2021
| predecessor = [[Dinesh Trivedi]]
| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal|West Bengal]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd.) [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]
| name = Jawhar Sircar
| image =File:Jawhar Sircar speaching in Kolkata.jpg
| caption = Sircar in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|03|22}}
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| education = {{Ubl
| [[Calcutta University]] (BA, MA)
| [[University of Sussex]]
}}
| notable_works =
| spouse = Nandita Sircar
| children = 1
| website = {{URL|jawharsircar.com}}
}}

'''Jawhar Sircar''' (born 22 March 1952) is a retired Indian Administrative Services officer, who is prominent as a public intellectual, speaker and writer. He has been elected as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament on 2 August 2021 on an AITC ticket to represent State of West Bengal. He served as chief executive officer in Prasar Bharati from 2012 to 2016 and has been a prominent officer of the Indian Administrative Service officer from 1975. He was Secretary to Government of India (2008–12) and has also held important portfolios in the Central and State governments.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar Articles|url=https://thewire.in/author/jawhar-sircar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar in News|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/social-reformer-ishwar-chandra-vidyasagar-championed-widow-remarriage/story-iifd4ee3RDI9hamGdDvVBJ.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar in News|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/dissected-bengali-culture/cid/1669818}}</ref>

== Summary ==

Jawhar Sircar is a Member of the Upper House ([[Rajya Sabha]]) of the Indian Parliament who was nominated by the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] party and elected uncontested on 2 August 2021 to represent the State of West Bengal. He is a public intellectual based out of Kolkata, who utilises his experience of over 41 years in public administration<ref>{{cite web|title=Jawhar sircar|url=http://www.psbt.org/general/trustees|website=psbt|accessdate=1 May 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423065307/http://www.psbt.org/general/trustees|archivedate=23 April 2014}}</ref> to stand up for citizens' rights and for multiculturalism.

He has headed India's Culture Ministry<ref>{{cite web|title=Jawhar Sircar, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. (Jawhar Sarcar, IAS)|url=http://www.indiatodayimages.com/indiatodayimages/buyimage-jawhar-sircar,-secretary,-ministry-of-culture-4098637.html|website=India Today}}</ref> from November 2008 to February 2012 – the longest for any Secretary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manmohan's dinner diplomacy a hit with Obama|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manmohans-dinner-diplomacy-a-hit-with-obama/article872989.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seminar Report|url=http://matrimandirdelhi.com/legacy-of-swami-vivekananda.htm|website=matri mandir delhi|accessdate=1 May 2013}}</ref> Sircar supports campaigns to preserve India's inclusive cultural heritage against constant attempts to utilise it for sectarian gains. He has represented India in top international organisations, including the UNESCO and he speaks regularly and writes on public issues relating to the conservation of heritage.<ref>{{cite web|title=JAWHAR SIRCAR secretary culture|url=http://www.ignca.nic.in/ifla2010/IFLA_PDF/JAWHAR_SIRCAR_secretary_culture.pdf|publisher=IGNCA}}</ref>

He was CEO of India's public broadcaster,<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar set to become Prasar Bharati CEO|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jawhar-sircar-set-to-become-prasar-bharati-ceo/article2904179.ece|accessdate=18 February 2012|work=The Hindu}}</ref> (2012 - 2016)<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar critiques the current state of journalism in print, TV|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/58960_jawhar-sircar-critiques-the-current-state-of-journalism-in-print-tv.html|accessdate=3 February 2015|publisher=Exchange 4 Media}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Prasar Bharti CEO Jawhar Sircar to attend KLF's inaugural ceremony|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/terrestrial/prasar-bharti-ceo-jawhar-sircar-to-attend-klf-s-inaugural-ceremony-150203|accessdate=3 February 2015|publisher=Indian Television}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar sweeps over Public Broadcasters session at FICCI|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/biz/radio/air/jawhar-sircar-sweeps-over-public-broadcasters-session-ficci-2015-150326|accessdate=2015-03-26|publisher=RM Biz}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The travails of being a Prasar Bharati CEO|url=http://www.televisionpost.com/ficci-frames/the-travails-of-being-a-prasar-bharati-ceo/|accessdate=27 March 2015|work=Television post}}</ref> he resigned from the prasar bharati CEO post before his term ended, as he was not comfortable with the NDA government as he was appointed to the post by the UPA government. He has stood up to resist constant encroachments on media freedom and recently, DIGIPUB News India Foundation,<ref>{{cite news|title=Committed to media ethics': Digipub sets up independent committee to review content|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/03/26/committed-to-media-ethics-digipub-sets-up-independent-committee-to-review-content|accessdate=26 March 2021|publisher=newslaundry}}</ref> that represents all important digital media organisations in India, selected him for its 'appellate committee' – as an individuals with "unimpeachable public service record and accomplishments". He was on its four-member statutory national-level self regulatory mechanism, which is chaired by the former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-SC Judge Madan Lokur & Jawhar Sircar Part of DIGIPUB’s New Content Review Body|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/digipub-new-content-review-body-justice-madan-b-lokur-swarna-rajagopalan-bezwada-wilson-jawhar-sircar|accessdate=26 March 2021|publisher=thequint}}</ref>

Jawhar Sircar was an active member of a powerful pressure group of retired central secretaries, chief secretaries of states, director generals of police, Indian ambassadors and others, known as the 'Constitutional Conduct Group'.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Civil Servants Bemoan 'Complete Breakdown' of Governance in Uttar Pradesh|url=https://thewire.in/government/constitutional-conduct-group-uttar-pradesh-breakdown-governance-statement|accessdate=10 July 2021|publisher=the wire}}</ref> It is on the forefront of protests against encroachments on the constitutionally mandated democratic framework of India. Even otherwise, Sircar is involved with civil society in its constant opposition to right-wing political and governmental forces encroaching on liberty of thought, idea, expression and belief.

He studied at the universities of Calcutta, Presidency, Cambridge and Sussex and has two master's degrees in History and Sociology. His main field work has been on social history, popular religion and the cult of Dharma Thakur in western Bengal.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Subaltern Deities of Bengal Are up Against Aggressive Hindutva Now|url=https://thewire.in/culture/bengal-deities-bjp-ram-durga|accessdate=10 July 2021|publisher=the wire}}</ref> He covered numerous field sites in five districts of the state of West Bengal, but could not submit his thesis, as government did not permit even a short sabbatical. Sircar has, however, published parts of his findings through several articles. His academic work entitled The Construction of the Hindu Identity in Medieval Western Bengal: The Role of Popular Cults (2005)<ref>{{cite news|title=The Construction of the Hindu Identity|url=https://jawharsircar.com/articles_Books_Monographs.html|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref> was very well received in India and abroad. Tapan Raychaudhuri of Oxford University had commended him for "his exceptional analytical power and depth of knowledge in diverse fields". Ralph Nicholas, emeritus professor of anthropology, Chicago University, has described him "an outstanding historical and interpretive anthropologist".

Jawhar Sircar<ref>{{cite news|title=Vividh Bharati moves to FM platform in Kolkata|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Vividh-Bharati-moves-to-FM-platform-in-Kolkata/articleshow/45654448.cms|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Doordarshan, China's CCTV sign MoU for co-productions, programme exchange|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-15/news/62192267_1_co-productions-cctv-doordarshan|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Doordarshan & China's CCTV ink MoU for co-production|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/terrestrial/doordarshan-china-s-cctv-ink-mou-for-co-production-150516|accessdate=16 May 2015}}</ref> has published numerous articles on cultural,<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar (India)|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/dialogue/tagore-neruda-and-cesaire/networks-and-partners/international-sponsoring-committee/jawhar-sircar/|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref> historical and anthropological subjects for several years in books, as also in noted national and international journals and newspapers. He has also delivered several talks on the subjects of history, religion, contemporary affairs and the intersection between religion and anthropology. The Asiatic Society of Kolkata (established in 1774) has conferred its Biman Behari Memorial Award<ref>{{cite news|title=Asiatic Society to award plaques, medals, scholarships|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/asiatic-society-to-award-plaques-medals-scholarships/1038605|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref> on him for his contribution to popularising the study of history and politics.

From 2017 to 2020, he has chaired the Board of Governors of the prestigious Centre for Studies in Social Sciences,<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar Chairman, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India|url=https://conf.kln.ac.lk/ICH2017/index.php/component/content/article?id=37|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref> Kolkata – one of India's top 5 social science research and teaching institutes. Sircar was, in fact, its first non academic chairman in its half century history.

As an officer of India's premier Indian Administrative Service, Jawhar Sircar has served in the sectors of finance, commerce and industries for 17 years and in 'public communication', i.e., in the administration of education, culture and media for more than a dozen years. He was honoured by the British Museum<ref>{{cite news|title=jawhar sircar exposes myths of indian civilization 5500 years|url=https://connectgujarat.com/jawhar-exposes-indian-civilization-5500-years/|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref> with its silver medal for piloting museum reforms<ref>{{cite news|title=Why can't we have better museums|url=https://www.indiaculture.nic.in/sites/default/files/events/Talk%20By%20Jawhar%20Sircar%20final.pdf|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref> in the country. The former President of India has publicly complimented him as an "outstanding performer and visionary", while the former Prime Minister described him as "one of India's most distinguished civil servants."

== Academics and publications ==

He has been active in research even while working full-time in administration. He has published numerous articles on cultural,<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar at remembering-dadaji |url=http://www.thestatesman.com/news/supplements/remembering-dadaji/117279.html|publisher=DK Roy Memorial}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar at ASU|url=http://university.apeejay.edu/docs/ASU-MediaFestival-Schedule.pdf|publisher=Apeejay Media Fest}}</ref> historical<ref>{{cite news |title=Jawhar Sircar|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160113/jsp/jharkhand/story_63546.jsp#.VrMGZ9IrLIU}}</ref> and anthropological subjects for several years. He has published research papers on the subjects of history,<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar gets-emotional|url=http://www.sarkarimirror.com/jawhar-sircar-ceo-prasar-bharti-gets-emotional-at-an-address-gathering-of-his-late-father-nil-ratan-sircar/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Who will donate if you don't show the greed of virtue ABP,Kolkata|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/who-will-donate-if-you-dont-show-the-greed-of-virtue-1.136780|accessdate=21 April 2015|publisher=Ananda Bazar}}</ref> culture,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Telegraph |first1=Kolkata |title=Paper flowers, Coca Cola, and a crown of thorns |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141225/jsp/opinion/story_5123.jsp#.VPgXr3yUeOY}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jawhar Sircar in CII |url= http://www.ciibigpicture.com/pdf/Programme-CII%20BigPicture-September-2014.pdf |publisher= CII}}</ref> media<ref>{{cite news |title= Be Open Minded and Work Collaboratively |url= http://uohherald.commuoh.in/be-open-minded-and-work-collaboratively-jawahar-sircar/}}</ref> & society.<ref>{{cite news |title= A Valentine story |url= http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/a-valentine-story/|accessdate=14 February 2015|publisher=Indian Publishers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Raja Ram Mohun Roy|url=http://www.topictimes.com/videos/people/jawhar-sircar-on-film---in-search-of-the-rajah-full-XKCV1yeUEbE.html}}</ref>

He has also delivered talks on the subjects of history,<ref>{{cite news|title=Popular Culture|url=http://calcuttadebatingcircle.com/day-wise_events.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Presentation given entitled Competition, Conflict and Harmony : Vividh Bharati and the emergence of a Supra-National identity in India, Jadunath Museum and Resource Centre, Kolkata|url=http://www.victoriamemorial-cal.org/archived_spevents.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Keynote Address of Closing Ceremony of Retrospective of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi|url=https://prosenjitblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/it-was-the-closing-day-of-the-retrospective-an-evening-so-rewarding-and-promising/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Curious tales from a city's history|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131117/jsp/calcutta/story_17577198.jsp#.VPg6vCyr_K8|work=The Telegraph|location=London}}</ref> culture<ref>{{cite news|title=Chairperson in the book discussion "In the name of the Goddess" By Tapati Guha Thakurta|url=http://www.delhievents.com/2015/09/in-name-of-goddess-durga-pujas-of.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Book Launch Pigeons of the Dome written by Rakshanda Jalil, Niyogi Books, New Delhi|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/secularism-and-communalism-are-conjoined-twins/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Book Launch Golpoguche Natyarupe of Soumitra Chatterjee on Tagore's plays and stories , Kolkata|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151015/jsp/t2/story_47960.jsp#.VjH6GyWqqko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rooting for our roots|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140324/jsp/calcutta/story_18112250.jsp#.VPg5yyyr_K9}}</ref> and media.<ref>{{cite news|title=How Radio & TV Brought A Nation Together - Jawhar Sircar CEO PB Spoke at Berlin.|url=http://airddfamily.blogspot.in/2015/10/how-radio-tv-brought-nation-together.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CII big picture|url=http://www.ciibigpicture.com/pdf/CII_Newsletter_July_2014_final.pdf|website=CII}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Prasar Bharati plans to enter the european market|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/terrestrial/prasar-bharati-plans-to-enter-the-european-market-says-sircar-140701}}</ref> His monograph: ''The Construction of the Hindu Identity in Medieval Western Bengal: The Role of Popular Cults'' was well received in India and abroad.

His writings are both available in Bangla<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bazaar|first1=Anand|title=ইস্টারের জন্ম কিন্তু খ্রিস্টের অনেক আগে|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/easter-took-birth-before-chirst-1.130042|work=Jawhar Sircar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bazaar|first1=Anand|title=ঘড়ি ধরে 'হ্যাপি নিউ ইয়ার' নয়|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/unity-in-diversity-on-the-eve-of-different-types-of-happy-new-year-1.134549|work=Jawhar Sircar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bazaar|first1=Anand|title=নির্বোধ আচরণ আছে প্রভূত পরিমাণে|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%A7-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9B-%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AD-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%A3-1.120726}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bazaar|first1=Anand|title=শিবের মতো বর চাইতে শেখানো হল কেন|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/শ-ব-র-মত-বর-চ-ইত-শ-খ-ন-হল-ক-ন-1.115980}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bazaar|first1=Anand|title=অনেক ভারত, এক মকর সংক্রান্তি|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/অন-ক-ভ-রত-এক-মকর-স-ক-র-ন-ত-1.105505}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bazaar|first1=Anand|title=দিল্লির দরবারে বাঙালি? খুঁজি খুঁজি নারি|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/দ-ল-ল-র-দরব-র-ব-ঙ-ল-খ-জ-খ-জ-ন-র-1.92271}}</ref> as well as English newspapers.<ref>{{cite news|title='Salvaging and sanitising' classical dance|url=http://www.asianage.com/dance/salvaging-and-sanitising-classical-dance-835|publisher=Asian Age}}</ref>

== Education ==
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Chinese Premier, Mr. Li Keqiang witnessing the signing of agreement, at Great Hall of People, in Beijing, China on May 15, 2015 (6).jpg|thumb|While Signing an MoU with Chinese Counterpart as Hon'ble PM [[Narendra Modi]] looks on]]

Jawhar Sircar studied at St. Xavier's School, Presidency College and Calcutta University - all in Kolkata.
He did his master's degree in Ancient Indian History and Culture from Calcutta University and a second Masters in Sociology, with Social Anthropology. He graduated in Political Science from Presidency College, standing 2nd in Calcutta University. He also studied at the University of Cambridge and the University of Sussex in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|last1=UNESCO|title=Tagore, Neruda and Césaire|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/dialogue/tagore-neruda-and-cesaire/networks-and-partners/international-sponsoring-committee/jawhar-sircar/}}</ref>

==Career in administration==
[[File:Jawhar Sircar with Veteran Actress Sharmila Tagore.JPG|thumb|left|Jawhar Sircar with [[Sharmila Tagore|Veteran Actress Sharmila Tagore]]]]
After joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1975<ref>{{cite web|title=Civil List of IAS Officers|url=http://wbpar.gov.in/CommonUser/IAS_list.aspx|website=wbpar|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> in West Bengal (India), he held several postings in the districts of Burdwan and 24 Parganas where he made a name for himself in tackling very difficult problems including communal riots. After this, he moved on to become the Secretary in the Finance Department looking after Expenditure.,<ref>{{cite web|title=Innovation is the Mantra of Success|url=http://currentnews.in/innovation-is-my-mantra/}}</ref> he was appointed Sales Tax Commissioner of West Bengal where he could secure the highest rate of growth in the 1990s.

In May, 2006, Sircar was called to the Government of India in New Delhi, on promotion as Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), a term that he helped introduce through a new Act of Parliament. He is known as the pioneer of 'Cluster Development', as well as for grass-roots financing of tiny industries, including Micro Finance and also for initiating several reforms in the sector.
<ref>{{cite web|last1=MSME|title=Focus on skill development in small scale sector|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/focus-on-skill-development-in-small-scale-sector/article1886789.ece|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

In September 2008,<ref>{{cite web|title=Invited speakers|url=http://www.ehu.eus/en/web/india-bilbao-congress2015/speakers#2|website=ehu|accessdate=1 May 2008}}</ref> he was elevated as Secretary to Government of India, and moved on to head the Ministry of Culture,<ref>{{cite web|title=jawhar sircar to take charge as CEO|url=http://dxersguide.blogspot.in/2012/02/jawhar-sircar-to-take-charge-as-prasar.html|website=dxersguide|accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref> where he served as its longest-serving Secretary till early 2012.He initiated long-pending reforms and took up the modernization of museums, archives, and libraries. He is credited with introducing many new programmes to assist cultural organizations and their expressions. Jawhar Sircar was successful in forging a significant number of cultural partnerships between India and other countries,<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Pelletier & Jawhar Sircar inaugurate the exhibition 'The Poetry of Purpose'|url=http://firstreport.in/michael-pelletier-jawhar-sircar-inaugurate-the-exhibition-the-poetry-of-purpose/|accessdate=27 March 2015}}</ref> and among his major credits are the Anish Kapoor exhibition from the UK and the holding of seven unique overseas<ref>{{cite news|title=Prasar Bharati signs MoU with Germany's DW to distribute DD overseas|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/tv/prasar-bharati-signs-mou-with-germanys-dw-to-distribute-dd-overseas_56849.html|accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref> exhibitions of the original paintings of Rabindra Nath Tagore which had not left India shores for more than 80 years.

He also had two short stints as acting Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar sircar|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/jawahar-sircar-new-ib-secretary}}</ref>

Sircar has worked in the fields of Finance, Commerce<ref>{{cite news|title=Print media not making money online", Jawhar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharati|url=http://www.iamwire.com/2013/04/%E2%80%9Cprint-media-not-making-money-online%E2%80%9D-jawhar-sircar-ceo-prasar-bharati/8300|accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> and Industries for 17 of his 38 years in public service, where he has managed large corporations, including the multibillion-dollar Haldia Petrochemicals.

On the other hand, he has also worked in the field of public communication: i.e., in Education, Culture and Media<ref>{{cite web|title=Prasar Bharati appoints 55 persons|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/prasar-bharati-appoints-55-persons-for-posts-in-air-dd-says-chairperson-jawhar-sircar/533365-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316082128/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/prasar-bharati-appoints-55-persons-for-posts-in-air-dd-says-chairperson-jawhar-sircar/533365-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 March 2015|website=ibnlive|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> related assignments, for over 11 years.

==Association==

Jawhar Sircar was a member of the Governing Councils of Indian Council of World Affairs,<ref>{{cite web|title=ICWA Members' List|url=http://www.icwa.in/members_council.html|publisher=ICWA}}</ref> Consortium for Educational Communication,<ref>{{cite web|title=Governing Council Members of CEC|url=http://cec.nic.in/Governance/Pages/Governing-Council.aspx|publisher=Consortium of Educational Communication}}</ref> Film & Television Institute of India<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ftiindia.com/management.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518052018/http://ftiindia.com/management.html |archive-date=18 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and also Trustee/GB Member of IIM (India Institute of Management), Kolkata,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Ahiritola Sutanuti Heritage Trust|url=http://www.ahiritolasutanutiheritagetrust.com/artexhibition.html|website=Ahiritola Sutanuti Heritage Trust|accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref> Victoria Memorial Museum, Indian Museum, National Museum, National Library, National School of Drama, IGNCA, and the Three National Akademies.

He has also served on the National Advisory Council of Spic Macay.,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiaeducationdiary.in/ShowIIT.asp?newsid=34716 |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094249/http://indiaeducationdiary.in/ShowIIT.asp?newsid=34716 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was nominated on the National Executive Council of CII. He had also been on the Board of Governors of Media Research Users Council (MRUC), Mumbai, which does research/surveys for readership, viewership and listenership of various media for advertising.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar|url=http://mruc.net/?q=Current-Board-of-Governors|publisher=MRUC}}</ref> He had been on the advisory board of CEMPD, Kolkata ( Centre for Environmental Management and Participatory Development.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jawhar Sircar|url=http://www.cempd.com/index.php?view=cms&id=1| publisher=cempd}}</ref> Sircar has also been a Trustee Member of PSBT<ref>{{cite web|title=public service broadcasting in India|last1=PSBT|first1=New Delhi|url=http://www.psbt.org/}}</ref> (Public Service Broadcasting Trust) from 2012 to 2016.

==Other interests==
[[File:Jawhar Sircar with Honorable Minister Of Environment Mr. Prakesh Javadekar.JPG|thumb|Jawhar Sircar with [[Prakash Javadekar]]]]

Jawhar Sircar was Vice President of the All India Tennis Association,<ref>{{cite web|title=Jawhar Sircar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/anil-khanna-elected-aita-president/article3536738.ece|work=The Hindu}}</ref> and served as the President of India's pioneering Children's Little Theatre.
Sircar has also been a Trustee Member of PSBT<ref>{{cite web|title=public service broadcasting in India|last1=PSBT|first1=New Delhi|url=http://www.psbt.org/}}</ref> (Public Service Broadcasting Trust) from 2012 to 2016.

He is a Life Member of the 240-year-old Asiatic Society, Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists,<ref>{{cite web|title=Jawhar Sircar|url=http://www.incaa.net/membership.html|publisher=The Hindu the India International Centre, the Indian Anthropological Society,Indian National Trust for Arts}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar in National Gallery of Modern Art|url=http://www.artnewsnviews.com/view-article.php?article=jawahar-sircar&iid=21&articleid=523|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907043333/http://www.artnewsnviews.com/view-article.php?article=jawahar-sircar&iid=21&articleid=523|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 September 2011|accessdate=26 June 2011}}</ref> & Cultural Heritage, Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Indian History Congress and several other well-known institutions.

He was the moving spirit behind the Kolkata<ref>{{cite news|title=Book-crazy Kolkata ready for litfest's big-bang start|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Book-crazy-Kolkata-ready-for-litfests-big-bang-start/articleshow/45877276.cms|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref> International Film Festival from 1997 to 2005, and has organized several film and media related programmes, with participation of many countries.

Sircar<ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Jawhar Sircar|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=170985618&privcapId=13484380&previousCapId=13484380&previousTitle=Prasar%20Bharati%20Broadcasting%20Corp.|website=bloomberg|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> was instrumental in the management of world's largest Book Fair, in terms of attendance, i.e., the Kolkata Book Fair in its early years.

== Awards ==

* Best CEO Award in 2013(Two years after joining PB)<ref>{{cite web|title=Best CEO|url=http://airddfamily.blogspot.in/2014/01/jawhar-sircar-ceo-prasar-bharati-has.html}}</ref>
* Maulana Jameel Ilyasi Excellency Award – August, 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=MJI Excellence Award 2013|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-08-21/news/41437586_1_rsm-contributions-fields}}</ref>
* News Television Network CEO of the Year ENBA 2013 Award<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawhar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharati has been given the News Television Network CEO of the Year ENBA 2013 Award|url=http://airddfamily.blogspot.in/2014/01/jawhar-sircar-ceo-prasar-bharati-has.html|accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref>
* Corporate Broadcaster of the Year, Award by Calcutta Management Association<ref>{{cite news|title=Corporate Broadcaster of the Year|url=http://airddfamily.blogspot.in/2016/03/jawhar-sircar-ceo-pb-receives-award-for.html|agency=CMA|publisher=PB Parivar}}</ref>
* In 2015 Digital Studio Broadcasting & Production Magazine had placed him among the 10 most important people in the broadcasting industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Digital Studio|url=http://digitalstudioindia.com/?p=58/}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Jawhar Sircar}}
{{wikiquote|Jawhar Sircar}}
* {{official website|http://jawharsircar.com/}}

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Jawhar Sircar - Revision history

>Ramank257 at 07:11, 6 January 2022