India, May 2 -- Noted lyricist and writer Prasoon Joshi was appointed the chairman of of Prasar Bharati, India's public service broadcaster, the ministry of information and broadcasting said on Saturday.

While announcing the appointment, the ministry highlighted Joshi's "wide-ranging contributions across literature, advertising, cinema, and public communication."

This comes months after the ministry accepted previous chairman Navneet Kumar Sehgal's resignation from the post.

Congratulating Joshi on his appointment, union minister for information and broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said he was a "rare creative spirit." Vaishnaw added that under his "stewardship", Prasar Bharati would "discover renewed energy, deeper purpose, and a fresh c...