Sharif D Rangnekar
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Sharif D Rangnekar is a communications consultant, a former journalist and human rights activist. He is the ex-CEO and ex-chairman of Integral PR.[1][2][3] Sharif has been the chairperson and President of the Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI).[4][5][6] Sharif is also the founder of Friends of Linger - a concept band. The band released two songs Head Held High which is dedicated to the LGBTQ community in India,[7][8][9] and Miss you, portraying a love story between two gay men.[10] The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) gave Miss you an A certificate, and found 10 seconds of video objectionable.[11][12] The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) later rescinded the directive from CBFC.[13][14] Rangnekar published his first book Straight to Normal[15] with Rupa Publications.