JEHANGIR South BHOWNAGARY, Diplomat, Official. Senior Films & Television Officer, Office of Public Information, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Golden Gate Award, San Francisco, 59; Silver Carabao, Manila, 56; Two Silver Bears, Berlin, 56, 59; Golden Bear, Berlin, 67; Padma Shri, India, 68; Selection Prize, Venice, 72; Chairman, Film Jury, International Film Festival of India, 65; President, India’s Gold Medallist.
Education
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Sociales, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Internationales, Paris, 1938-1939, Certificate. Street Xavier’s College, Bombay, 4042, Bachelor of Arts. University of Bombay, 1942-1944, Master of Arts.
Spoken languages: Gujerati, English, French.
Career
Senior Films & Television Officer, Office of Public Information, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization since 1967. Chief Adviser Films & Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting & Chairman, Interministerial Family Planning Film Committee, India, 1965-1967. Program(s) Specialist, Department of Mass Communication, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1957-1965.
Deputy Chief, Acting Chief Producer, Films Division, Government of India, 1954-1957. Program(s) Specialist, Department of Mass Communication, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1950-1954. Executive Officer, Office of Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1949.
Program(s) Assistant, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1948. Assistant Producer & News Editor, Indian News Parade, India, 1946-1947. Script & Commentary Writer, Information Films of India, 1945-1946.
Professor & Fellow, University of Bombay, 1942-1945. Various radio assignments, India, 1941-1946. Sub-Editor, Reuters, Bombay, 1940.
Membership
Intl Association of Documentary Film Makers. International Animated Film Association. Film Forum, Bombay; Craftman Potters Association, London.
International Brotherhood of Magicians. Association of Inner Magic Circle, London. Association Française des Artistes Prestidigitators, France.
Magic Circle, Bombay.