This is Prashant Pathrabe.
An alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad, Mr. Pathrabe was formerly Director of the Press Information Bureau in Pune before taking over as Director, NFAI in February 2011. He joined the Indian Information Service in 1993.
Why was he in the news during mid July 2015?
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He was appointed as FTII directorMr. Pathrabe, who replaces D.J. Narain, takes over at a critical juncture when the institute is in turmoil, racked by an indefinite strike of students against the controversial appointment of TV actor-turned-politician Gajendra Chauhan as the new chairman of the FTII Governing Council.
