Short
Biodata Staff
profile

Name:

S. Gopikrishna Warrier

Nationality:

Indian

Position held:

Science Writer

Year of Employment:

August 2009

Qualifications:

1. MA in English Literature and Language (1987), University of Calicut, India
2. PG Diploma in Journalism (1986), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Thrissur, India.
3. BSc in Zoology (1985), University of Calicut, India.

Experience:

1. Lead Media Officer, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India, from January 2003 to June 2009.
2. Principal Correspondent, The Hindu Business Line newspaper, Chennai, India, from October 1993 to December 2002.
3. South India Correspondent, Down to Earth (environment and science fortnightly), Chennai, India, from May 1992 to September 1993.
4. Assistant Editor, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), New Delhi, India, from December 1990 to May 1992.
5. Journalist, Action for Food Production, New Delhi, India, from October 1987 to November 1990.

Major Achievements:

1. Strengthened and systematized media relations operations for ICRISAT, thereby strengthening the Institute’s brand image and brand recall. Handled media emergencies, thereby protecting the Institute from risks to reputation.
2. Developed environmental writing as a portfolio in The Hindu Business Line newspaper. Reported news stories and wrote features, analysis, op-ed and editorials on local, national and international environmental developments.