Vikram Chandra (NDTV)
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| Born | Vikramaditya A. Chandra 7 January 1967 New Delhi, India |
| Other names | Vikramaditya Chandra |
| Education | St. Stephen's College Oxford University Stanford University |
| Occupation | News Anchor and group CEO of NDTV |
| Agent | Tressa Joseph |
| Notable credit(s) | The Big Fight, Gadget Guru |
| Spouse(s) | Seema Chandra |
| Website | |
| http://social.ndtv.com/vikramchandra | |
Vikram Chandra (Hindi: विक्रमादित्य चन्द्रा 7 January 1967 ) is the executive director and CEO of NDTV Group.[1][2] He has been called in the popular press, one of the top journalists in India today.[3] Chandra's reputation as a journalist was built while covering the Kashmir conflict. He is the former anchor for the Nine O'Clock News and current host of Gadget Guru and anchor of The Big Fight, on which he still appears despite his management responsibilities.[4][5][6]
Early life and education
Vikram Chandra's mother Nandini Chandra was a journalist with The Hindustan Times.[2] He is a member of the alumni of The Doon School, where he was the editor of The Doon School Weekly.[citation needed] After his secondary education, Chandra received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.[2][7] He also studied at Oxford on an Inlaks Scholarship.[2][6] He studied mass media at Stanford University for a three month period.[2][6] He is married to Seema Chandra.[2]
Career
Chandra began his career in television journalism in 1991 working with a TV news magazine called Newstrack.[2] He has been with New Delhi Television Limited since 1994.[2] During these years, he worked on the prime time 9 O’Clock News, Gadget Guru (with Rajiv Makhni), which was a review show about new technologies. He is best known for his award winning anchor position on The Big Fight, which is one of India’s top rated talk and current affairs shows.[2]
Chandra was appointed head of NDTV Profit before its launch. NDTV Profit is India's leading English-language business channel.[5] In 2007, he was named CEO of NDTV Networks.[8] He added NDTV Convergence to his portfolio in 2009.[9] Chandra is currently the CEO of NDTV Group a member of the NDTV Board.[1][2][10]
Chandra's first work of fiction, the thriller The Srinagar Conspiracy, was published in 2000 and became a best seller. The book was notable for its combination of setting the action in Kashmir, a place in which Chandra had become familiar through his journalism, and of using English.[5]
Notable reporting assignments
As a reporter, Chandra was assigned to Kashmir, where he reported on war and conflict. Chandra had an exclusive with his footage of the army camps at the Saltoro Heights in Siachen.[11] He was in Charari Sharief prior to insurgents burning the entire town in 1995.[5] In 1999, he reported on the Kargil War.[6]
As the anchor of The Big Fight (NDTV), Chandra has interviewed King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in 2006,[12]Bill Gates in 2012,[13]Shimon Peres,[citation needed] and Rupert Murdoch.[citation needed]
Chandra has been active in public interest media campaigns in India.[citation needed] He has worked on several "Greenathons," which is a media campaign to expand the electrical system to rural areas and finance solar lanterns in order to bring light to homes.[6] He has also been active in the "Save our Tigers" campaign to stop poaching.[6]
Awards
In 2007, Chandra received the designation "Global Leader for Tomorrow" from the World Economic Forum in Davos when he was selected as a "Young Global Leader."[2][14] He has twice won the Hero Honda Indian Television Academy Award Award for Best Anchor for a Talk Show for The Big Fight in 2005 and 2008[2][15][16] and the Teacher’s Achievement Award for Communication,[7] amongst other coveted recognitions.
References
- ^ a b Bhat, Varada (2011-07-30). "NDTV rejigs management". Business Standard (New Delhi: Business Standard Ltd). Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "A nose for news - Mehnaz Nasreen and Rohit Manchanda". The Sunday Indian. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "Top Five Journalists in India". Chillibreeze.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ Bansal, Shuchi (2008-02-19). "NDTV scores big with entertainment channel". Business Standard. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ a b c d "I will still do the ‘Big Fight’: Vikram Chandra". Exchange4media.com. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kargil was a very emotional experience: Vikram Chandra - CoolAge". Coolage.in. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ a b "A rendezvous with Mr. Vikram Chandra - CoolAge". Coolage.in. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "Vikram Chandra made CEO of NDTV Networks PLC". Exchange4media.com. 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ Aug 25, 2009 - 2:09PM (2009-08-25). "Vikram Chandra Is CEO, Suparna Singh Named Deputy CEO At NDTV Convergence — paidContent". Paidcontent.org. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "Vikram Chandra Appointed CEO, NDTV Group". Medianewsline.com. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "My Life My Style: Vikram Chandra, CEO of NDTV". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "Saudi King Abdullah Begins Asian Tour, Signaling Shift in Foreign Policy: #evworld". Evworld.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "Steve Jobs and I are quite different: Bill Gates - NDTVProfit.com". Profit.ndtv.com. 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ Social Post (2007-01-17). "Omar says honoured to be named young global leader | India - Oneindia News". News.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
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