BBC Hindi appoints Sanjeev Srivastava as India Editor

Chennai, Jul 11 (UNI) BBC Hindi has appointed Sanjeev Srivastava as India Editor, heading the radio and online operations in India.

He would move from his current post as the BBC's India Correspondent to take up his new role in August 2006, a BBC release said here today.

As India Editor, Mr Srivastava would be responsible for all BBC Hindi output generated from India across all platforms of delivery, including FM, shortwave and online.

Based in Delhi, he would be leading a team of experienced broadcast and online journalists on all BBC Hindi editorial initiatives in India, the release said.

Mr Srivastava started his broadcasting career in 1994 when he joined the BBC Hindi service in London. He launched the BBC's first Mumbai bureau, reporting across BBC television and radio in English, Hindi and Urdu.

Following a stint as India Business and Western India Correspondent, Mr Srivastava joined the BBC's South Asia Bureau in Delhi in March 2003 as India Correspondent. Prior to the BBC, he worked in print journalism including The Times of India and Indian Express, the release added.

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