Archive · 29 Dec 2025
OU Alumnus Honored with Digital Media Centre
A kind woman named Vidya Bhandarker gave a big gift to her husband's old university.
Her husband, Sarwat Hussain, studied there and became very successful at the World Bank.
She donated special cameras and computers worth Rs 20 lakh to help students learn about digital media.
The university is very happy because this gift will help students learn new skills for their future jobs.
The new center is named after her husband to remember him and inspire students.
Vidya Bhandarker donated state-of-the-art digital media equipment worth Rs 20 lakh to Osmania University's Journalism department in memory of her late spouse, Sarwat Hussain.
The equipment includes two high-end cameras and a customised Apple Studio computer system.
Sarwat Hussain was an alumnus of the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication and had a successful career at the World Bank.
The Sarwat Hussain Digital Media Centre was inaugurated to honor his legacy and support digital media education.
The university officials praised the donation, highlighting its role in bridging the past and future of journalism education.
- Who
- Vidya Bhandarker, in memory of her late spouse Sarwat Hussain, an alumnus of Osmania University
- What
- Donated state-of-the-art digital media equipment to the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
- When
- Recently, coinciding with Sarwat Hussain's birth anniversary on December 20
- Where
- Osmania University, Hyderabad
- Why
- To honor Sarwat Hussain's legacy and support the university's digital media education
- Donor
- Vidya Bhandarker
- In Memory Of
- Sarwat Hussain
- Department
- Journalism & Mass Communication
- University
- Osmania University
- Equipment Cost
- Rs 20 lakh
- Equipment
- Two high-end cameras and a customised Apple Studio computer system
- Alumnus Degree
- Bachelor of Communication & Journalism (BCJ) and Master of Communication & Journalism (MCJ)
- Alumnus Career
- World Bank, Head of Communications for Agricultural Global Practice