Department of Mass Communication Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, (RTMNU) expressed pleasure as its almuni has become city’s first citizen. Dr Moiz Menan Haque, now HoD of the Department, while talking to The Live Nagpur said,†We are really proud, of our past student, Dayashankar Tiwari, who is now the Mayor of Nagpur. We wish him the best for his challenging task.â€
Dr Haque remembers that he along with Tiwari were batchmates of 1989-90 batch. “We were the first batch to start at an independent building, prior the Mass Communication Department, was run in the University liberary,†Dr Haque said. He also added that the new building of the Department was inaugurated at the hands of then information and Broadcasting Miniser K K Tiwari. Dr Ramprakash Sexsena, was the HoD of the Department, while stalwarts in journalism like M Y Bodhankar, T B Golar, Mohan Mardikar were among the faculties.