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Nidhi Razdan
At an event organised on 4 March 2016
Born (1977-04-11) 11 April 1977 (age 47)[1][2]
Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Alma materIndian Institute of Mass Communication
Occupation(s)Journalist, NDTV
Spouse
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(m. 2005; div. 2007)​
Parent(s)Maharaj Krishan Razdan, Chief Editor, PTI

Nidhi Razdan (born 11 April 1977) is an Indian journalist and television personality. She was the primary anchor of NDTV 24x7 news show Left, Right & Centre. The program is normally broadcast live from a New Delhi studio every evening and covers debates and discussions on and beyond breaking news stories and headlines. Since the start of her career in 1999, Nidhi has covered a variety of news events and hosted a series of shows, often reporting live from the news scene. She has reported extensively on a wide range of key political, economic, and social stories from the Indian subcontinent. NDTV 24x7 is an English language television network that carries news and current affairs in India, owned by New Delhi Television Ltd.[3] Nidhi Razdan has also authored a book titled Left, Right and Centre: The Idea of India published in July 2017 by Penguin Random House India.[4][5]

Personal life

Nidhi Razdan is a Kashmiri and is the daughter of Maharaj Krishan Razdan, the former editor-in-chief of news agency, Press Trust of India.[6][7][8] She studied at Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi. She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College and later pursued a Post-Graduate Diploma in Radio and TV Journalism at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi (1998–99).[9] She is from Budgam (Central Kashmir), Jammu & Kashmir.[10]

Razdan married journalist and writer, Neelesh Misra, in 2005.[11][12] The couple divorced two years later in 2007.

Career

Razdan joined NDTV in 1999 and has been a news anchor/journalist since then.[13] She anchors or has anchored the following shows on NDTV;

Awards

List of works

  • Left, Right and Centre: The Idea of India (2017)[16] ISBN 9780670089703

References

  1. ^ @Nidhi (11 April 2018). "Happy Birthday" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @Nidhi (7 June 2019). "I am 42 years old. How old are you? 12?" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Manchanda, Rohit (25 November 2011). "TV journalist Nidhi Razdan speaks about her life and success". The Weekend Leader. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Book Review 'Left, Right and Centre: The Idea of India'". Deccan Chronicle. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "National discourse on Kashmir damaging, says Nidhi Razdan at Kasauli Litfest". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ @Nidhi (7 June 2019). "Because I am Kashmiri" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: |date= / |number= mismatch (help)
  7. ^ "No Skirting Of Issues". 17 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Saluting the Kashmiri spirit". 6 August 2013.
  9. ^ Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Radio & TV Journalism, Indian Institute of Mass Communication.
  10. ^ Left, Right and Centre: 'Nitish Kumar Should Head The Congress': Ramachandra Guha. NDTV. 12 July 2017. 18 minutes in. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Actual romance blooms in small towns: Neelesh Misra". IndiaGlitz.com. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Nidhi Razdan". in.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Nidhi Razdan in EMMRC and MERC". EMMRC University of Kashmir. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Ronnie Screwvala & Nidhi Razdan among Teacher's Achievement Awards winners; 11th edition of awards were given away at ITC Maurya, New Delhi." Best Media Info 14 February 2012. General OneFile. Gale Document Number: GALE|A308550308
  15. ^ Vijay Kumar (25 January 2010). "J&K Government announces 28 State Awards 2010 for bravery, literature, arts, Journalism, crafts". Scoop News. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014.
  16. ^ Razdan, Nidhi (24 July 2017). Left, Right and Centre: The Idea of India. S.l.: Penguin Random House India. ISBN 9780670089703.

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