| Vikram Chandra | |
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| Born | Vikramaditya Chandra 7 January 1967 New Delhi, India |
| Education | St. Stephen's College Oxford University Stanford University |
| Occupation | News Anchor and group CEO of NDTV |
| Other names | Vikramaditya Chandra |
| Spouse(s) | Seema Chandra |
| Notable credit(s) | The Big Fight, Gadget Guru |
| Agent | Tressa Joseph |
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| http://social.ndtv.com/vikramchandra | |
Vikram Chandra[1] (Hindi: विक्रमादित्य चन्द्रा) is the Group CEO & executive director of NDTV Group and is an anchor for the Big Fight, Gadget Guru, and the Nine o'clock news.[2]
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Vikram Chandra has about 19 years of experience in Television Journalism. During these years, he switched with ease from the prime time 9 o’clock News to the cult favourite Gadget Guru where he slips into a more comfortable avatar to discuss and review all the latest gizmos. But he is perhaps best associated with NDTV’s flagship show, The Big Fight, which has been one of India’s top rated current affairs shows for more than a decade. He did his Bachelors in Economics from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi and went on to study at Oxford on an Inlaks Scholarship. He honed his media skills at Stanford University where he did a course in Mass Media.
As a reporter, Kashmir and Terrorism have been areas of special interest. Vikram was the first and only TV correspondent to film the army camps at the Saltoro Heights in Siachen; and to enter Chrar-e-Sharief just before it was burnt down by the militants. He has interviewed a number of global figures — including Bill Gates, Shimon Peres, Rupert Murdoch and the King of Saudi Arabia.
He has written a fiction thriller set in Kashmir “The Srinagar Conspiracy” which became the number one best seller in the country. Vikram has been named the Global Leader for Tomorrow, and then a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos. He has won the Hero Honda Award for Best Anchorperson, the Teacher’s Achievement Award for Communication, the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Anchor for a Talk Show amongst other coveted recognitions.
He has been one of the pioneers in special programming for the public interest. He anchored the three GREENATHON's that raised money for solar lanterns; and is now involved with the "Save our Tigers" campaign. He headed NDTV Profit from its creation and led it to become India's leading business channel. Vikram then became CEO of NDTV Networks, supervising NDTV’s Lifestyle, Internet, Outsourcing and Technology businesses. Vikram Chandra has been announced the CEO of NDTV Group. As CEO, Vikram will have overall authority and responsibility for all aspects of the company: corporate, operational and channel performance. He will become a member of the NDTV Board.
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