Pankaj Pachauri
| Pankaj Pachauri | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 September 1963 New Delhi, India |
| Education |
St. John's College, Agra Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute |
| Occupation | News Anchor and Managing Editor of NDTV |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Notable credit(s) | Hum Log, Money Mantra |
Pankaj Pachauri (Hindi: पंकज पचौरी) (born 24 September 1963) is a senior Indian TV anchor and journalist, and the current Communications Adviser to the Prime Minister of India. Pachauri is mainly associated with NDTV.[1] He was also associated with other international media houses including the BBC, the Department of Journalism at Berkeley and the University of California.[2] He has more than 20 years of experience in print and broadcast journalism.[3] He is a commerce graduate from St. John's College, Agra and studied journalism at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Communication in Lucknow.[citation needed]
Pachauri hosts many program in NDTV including the well known Hum Log and Money Mantra in NDTV India[4] and NDTV Profit.
He has won many awards including the prestigious 'The Statesman Award for Rural Reporting'[5] in 1989 for his expose on the practice of female infanticide in Rajasthan. He also received the Srikant Verma Award for journalism in 1990. He has worked as a correspondent world wide.
In January 2012, Pachauri was appointed the Communications Adviser to the Prime Minister of India, in the Prime Minister's Office, replacing Harish Khare.[6]
References
- ↑ "Pankaj Pachauri is a Senior TV Anchor". Pankaj Pachauri profile at in.com.
- ↑ "Pankaj Pachauri Profile". Pankaj Pachauri profile at NDTV.
- ↑ "Leaders for Tomorrow". Pankaj Pachauri Director in NGO.
- ↑ "India’s leading credible news channel". Key Personnel & Anchors.
- ↑ Pankaj Pachauri Journalism. Loops and Roots by Purnima Chattopadhaya - Dutt.
- ↑ "Harish Khare resigns as media Advisor".