Harkisan Mehta Institue of Media, Research and Analysis is one of the prime institutes of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal [SVKM], a prominent Educational Trust now running over 20 institutions including Schools, Colleges, Polytechnic, Engineering College, Pharmacy Degrees, Law Colleges and a premier Management Institute of India – NMIMS, which has been granted “Deemed to be University”. Founded in memory of famous Gujarati Writer and Journalist Late Shri Harkisan Mehta, the Institute trains media professionals in various streams. Most of these professionals are absorbed by the Industry.

HMMRA is all about providing you hands-on ‎practical training in different fields of Media: such as advertising, public relations, media marketing, journalism and photography. This is a 25-year-old institute and the most successful autonomous media school in Mumbai. Some of the best media companies in the country recruit from HMMRA.

Harkisan Mehta was an Institution in himself. He was one of the eminent pioneers and popular novelists who played an important role in shaping contemporary Gujarati Journalism. He was the founder editor of Chitralekha Magazine. This Institute has been named after him as he always encouraged young and upcoming journalists. He wanted journalists trained not only in English but also in regional languages particularly in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati. The Institute gives options to the students to train themselves in languages they choose. Many of the students are settled now in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati Journalism in various capacities.

Based on the premises of Mithibai College, the Institute is ideally located on the West side of vibrant Western Suburb – Vile Parle. It hardly takes fifteen minutes to walk from Vile Parle Station (West side) to reach the Institute. It is connected through Bus route from any place in Western and Eastern suburbs of Mumbai. There is access of S. V. Road and Link Road to this Institute.

Aims and Objectives

The Harkisan Mehta Institue of Media, Research and Analysis committed to giving the best training in Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations, Creative Writing and Film Appreciation Course. The aims and objectives of the various courses being offered by the Institute are:

• To equip the students with the related knowledge pertaining to the disciplines chosen by them. Trained and experienced professionals in particular subject will teach and guide them.
• To impart adequate professional training and skills to enable the students to take up career in their chosen disciplines.
• To enable students of journalism as well as working journalists to enhance their knowledge and skills by offering them specialized courses.
• To enable students of advertising and public relation courses to equip themselves to join any organization as professionals, as well as to train them to be on their own as professionals.
• Those who are involved in Creative writing can enhance their writing skills as required in present trend in the market.
• Film appreciation course will help film lovers to understand cinema in proper perspective.
• To inculcate the habits of reading amongst students of the Institute.
• To help students develop their personality.