Our mentors & partners speak

I have known you and CMS for the whole period since 1990. When CMS was founded your mission was and continue to be creative research in the field of empowering citizen and ensuring good governance.

CMS has now become a brand name in the field of media research with many pioneering and innovative initiatives like Vatavaran Festival, public opinion surveys, analysis of right to information movement and on social development.

CMS now is a well established body with almost fifty full time professionals and a number of field projects. Its futures - oriented CMS Academy of Communication & Convergence Studies is a new approach to human resource development.

B. G. Deshmukh, IAS (Retd.), (2010)
Former Cabinet Secretary, Govt of India & former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India

I know how challenging it is to build and sustain an independent research body at national level. Whatever areas of development you have chosen, CMS has made a mark. No wonder CMS research today is credible, its findings and publications are viewed seriously. I am sure with such impressive credentials, CMS Academy too would now distinguish itself with its unique features and prepare a new generation of futuristic activists for global opportunities. I compliment CMS for setting a new model that applied social & media research could be independent, credible and also sustain itself.

Abid Hussain, (2010)
Former Indian Ambassador to USA

The CMS has rendered an excellent service to the ongoing debate on the issue of corruption in our country by coming up with their very timely and valuable study on corruption... Such reports based on field studies bring a degree of credibility.”.

N.Vittal, IAS (Retd.), (2002)
Central Vigilance Commissioner

This publication "Tracking Corruption" should serve as an important reference book for the effective implementation of RTI across the country. I congratulate CMS on this initiative and share their expectation that the forthcoming study on this series for 2006 will serve to strengthen all of us interested in empowering India's citizenry and promoting good governance in the wake of RTI.

Wajahat Habibullah, (2005)
Chief Information Commissioner, CIC

I congratulate CMS for taking forward the green initiative. HSBC is proud to be associated with you in your efforts, particularly of bringing children in to the fore of environment awareness through films and catalogue on young strokes on climate change.

Naina Lal Kidwai, (2009)
Group GM and Country Head of HSBC India

It is indeed unique to be engaged for a long unbroken period of 20 year in independent and highly credible research work. I must compliment CMS for carrying out this highly commendable research work undertaking and carrying out interesting initiatives and remarkable activities in so many spheres of social development over the years.

I congratulate Dr. Bhaskara Rao for pioneering and setting up such an activist research outfit in the country. It is a path breaking enterprise which he has undertaken and in which he is engaged for the last so many years with great zeal and passion. I have seen for myself his great dedication to social causes when I was associated as Chairperson in the first Social Audit Panel of the country (1993-1996) and Dr. Bhaskara Rao was the National Convener and we had organized open house hearing countrywide and public analysis for the purpose of moving towards and achieving communication revolution in the country.

Dr. Bhaskara Rao has worked tirelessly in furtherance of the mission undertaken by him and built up CMS as a strong and powerful Organization intended to bring about communication revolution so as to achieve social harmony and welfare.

Date: 6th March 2010

P. N. BHAGWATI
Former Chief Justice of India, Member — U.N. Human Rights Committee Chancellor- Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth

"Initiatives like CMS VATAVARAN Environment and Wildlife Film Festival helps environmental films find a regular place in the media's agenda and does a great deal for creating environment awareness.

Shyam Benegal, (2007)
Chairperson, Final Jury, CMS VATAVARAN 2007 and Recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award

CMS deserves profound appreciation for conducting this nationwide study meticulously, with vigor and within tight time schedules and transparently all through. The unique methodology specially developed by CMS for this study, based on their annual surveys on corruption involving common citizen, helped enhance the scope of the study much beyond numbers. ”

Admiral R. H. Tahiliani, (2005)
Chairman, Transparency International India

Lasse Bjørn Johannessen, (2009)
Charge'd' Affaires a.i. of the Royal Norwegian Embasy, New Delhi