Vijay Parmar
Professor
Oral and Visual Communication
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
India
Biography
Professor Vijay Parmar has varied interests and diverse experience in media and education. He began his career in journalism and media research. Worked in cultural institutions for a decade and a half and later moved into media education in 1995 as Professor of Oral and Visual Communication in IIMC. In his long tenure as an academician he has designed and directed several programmes on Visual Communication, Visual Journalism, Photojournalism, Digital Communication, Aesthetics of New Media, Publishing, Folk Media, and Creativity. Headed flagship programmes of IIMC including courses for Indian Information Service, Officers of Armed and Paramilitary Forces and various Diploma Courses. Presently Prof. Parmar is the senior most and longest serving professor of IIMC. He is Dean (Academics), HOD, Short and Specialised Courses & Training, and the Editor of the most prestigious journal “Communicator”.
Research Interest
Prof. Parmar has a keen interest in social, cultural and creative issues involving the media. He has done extensive research and documentation in the field of folk media and has explored the means and tools for their integrated use in contemporary communication strategies. He has authored several research papers and books on developing communication skills.
Publications
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Patel, H., Suhagia, B., Shah, S., Rathod, I., & Parmar, V. (2007). Preparation and characterization of etoricoxib-β-cyclodextrin complexes prepared by the kneading method. Acta pharmaceutica, 57(3), 351-359.
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Mehta, M., Parmar, V., & Swartzlander Jr, E. E. (1991, June). High-speed multiplier design using multi-input counter and compressor circuits. In IEEE Symposium on Computer Arithmetic (pp. 43-50).
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Bilski, Bernie, et al. "Capped bill systems, methods and products having an insurance component." U.S. Patent Application No. 10/400,846.
