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Revision as of 15:17, 15 September 2014
Ravish Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | Delhi University and Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) |
| Occupation(s) | News Anchor and Journalist with NDTV |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Notable credit(s) | Prime Time Ravish Ki Report Qasba |
| Awards | Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award (2010, awarded 2014), Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award, Journalist of the Year (Broadcast) 2013 |
| Website | http://www.naisadak.org/ |
Ravish Kumar is an Indian TV anchor,[1] writer and journalist who covers topics pertaining to Indian politics and society.[2] He is the senior executive editor for NDTV India, the Hindi news channel for the NDTV news network and hosts a number of programmes including the channel's flagship weekday show Prime Time,[3] Hum Log[4] and Ravish Ki Report.[5]
During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he did extensive field interviews in several north-Indian states about the opinions and needs of the people on the ground highlighting aspects of rural and sub-urban life which do not receive much attention in television-based network news.
Education
He was born in a small district called Motihari, in Eastern State of India, Bihar. He studied at Loyola High School, Patna , and later on he moved to Delhi for his higher studies. He completed his graduation from University of Delhi and post graduation in Journalism from Indian Institute of Mass Communication.
Publications
He has published a book named Dekhte Rahiye [6] His (yet untitled) next book is to be published by Penguin India. He also writes articles for a number of daily and weekly news and literary publications in Hindi, several of which are also published on his website.[7]
Awards
He has received the prestigious Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award for Hindi Journalism and Creative Literature for 2010 from the President of India (awarded in 2014).[8] He was honoured with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for the Journalist of the Year 2013 (Broadcast). He has also won the Indian news television award 2014 for Best News anchor in Hindi[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Ravish Kumar, NDTV Social". ndtv.com.
- ^ "Not a revolution yet". The Sunday Indian Portal.
- ^ Prime Time
- ^ Hum Log
- ^ Ravish Ki Report
- ^ http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/corporatepage/ndtv_india.aspx
- ^ Nai Sadak
- ^ release - President of India presents Hindi Sevi Samman
- ^ "Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards: The Winners". .indianexpress.com.