Nidhi Razdan
Encyclopedia
Nidhi Razdan is a television journalist at NDTV 24x7
, an English language
television network
that carries news and current affairs in India, owned by New Delhi Television Ltd
.
family. Her father, Maharaj Krishan Razdan, is the Editor in Chief of the Press Trust of India
, India's premier news agency. She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women
and later pursued a Post-Graduate Diploma in Radio and TV Journalism at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication
, Delhi
.
She anchors the following shows on NDTV
;
As a reporter, Nidhi has covered national politics and Kashmir affairs and now focuses mainly on foreign affairs. Her work includes documentaries from Tibet
, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), Iran
, and the effects of Terrorism on Britain
.
NDTV 24x7
NDTV 24x7 is a premier English language television network that carries news and current affairs in India, it is owned by New Delhi Television Ltd. NDTV 24x7 won the Asian Television Award for Best News Programme in 2005....
, an English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
that carries news and current affairs in India, owned by New Delhi Television Ltd
NDTV
NDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India...
.
Early life
Razdan was born in a Kashmiri PanditKashmiri Pandit
The Kashmiri Pandits are a Hindu Brahmin community originating from Kashmir, a mountainous region in South Asia.-Background:The Hindu caste system of the region was influenced by the influx of Buddhism from the time of Asoka, around the third century BCE, and a consequence of this was that the...
family. Her father, Maharaj Krishan Razdan, is the Editor in Chief of the Press Trust of India
Press Trust of India
Press Trust of India is the largest news agency in India. It is headquartered in Delhi and is a nonprofit cooperative among more than 450 Indian newspapers and has a staff of about 2,000 writers spread across 150 offices nationwide...
, India's premier news agency. She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Lady Shri Ram College for Women , is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. It is recognized as one of the premier women's institutions for liberal arts education in India.It isalso known as the Wellesley of the East....
and later pursued a Post-Graduate Diploma in Radio and TV Journalism at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication is India's premier media school funded and promoted by the Government of India. IIMC is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The institution was established on August 17, 1965 with support from UNESCO.-The...
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
.
Career
Razdan joined NDTV in 1999 and has since grown from being a news anchor to a senior journalist.She anchors the following shows on NDTV
NDTV
NDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India...
;
- NDTV 24x7NDTV 24x7NDTV 24x7 is a premier English language television network that carries news and current affairs in India, it is owned by New Delhi Television Ltd. NDTV 24x7 won the Asian Television Award for Best News Programme in 2005....
- a prime time news show - Her popular programme 'Left, Right & Centre used to air only on Friday at 10.00 pm is now being aired everyday from Monday to Thursday at 8.00 pm. This is a programme combining debate and discussions.
- The Lead - a daily news show which previously aired has now become defunct.
As a reporter, Nidhi has covered national politics and Kashmir affairs and now focuses mainly on foreign affairs. Her work includes documentaries from Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, and the effects of Terrorism on Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Awards
- Ramnath GoenkaRamnath GoenkaRamnath Goenka was a newspaper baron of India. He launched The Indian Express and created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications...
Award for Excellence in Journalism for reporting from Jammu and Kashmir and north-eastern India - The Jammu and Kashmir State government award for excellence in journalism