Monita Rajpal
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Monita Rajpal (born February 19, 1974 in Hong Kong) is a Canadian CNN International news anchor, based at the network's London office.
Monita Rajpal was born in Hong Kong to a Chinese mother of Sikh-Indian origin and a Sikh-Indian father. She spent most of her childhood in Hong Kong before emigrating to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In 1996, Monita Rajpal obtained a B.A.A. (Bachelor of Applied Arts) degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson Polytechnic University (now Ryerson University) in Toronto, before moving into television journalism and anchoring on Toronto's Pulse24 news channel. She joined CNN in Atlanta in 2001, before moving to their London news centre in 2004. Rajpal's primary position at CNN in London is hostting CNN Today with Max Foster. She has hosted other CNN programmes such as Design 360 and Global Challenges and hosted a monthly feature show Art of Life which is now cancelled.
Monita Rajpal is engaged and resides in London.
