Vishnu Som

Vishnu Som (born July 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an Editor and Senior Anchor with New Delhi Television (NDTV),^[1] India's 24-hour news network. Som has reported extensively on war, conflict, aviation and natural disasters. He has covered the Kargil (North Kashmir), Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as the 2004 Asian Tsunami, 2001 Bhuj (Gujarat, India) earthquake^[1] and the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (for which he was awarded for his coverage). In April 2012, he was awarded best Television Presenter in India by the News Television Awards.^[2]

His father Himachal Som is an IFS officer and former Indian Ambassador to Italy and his mother Reba Som is an academic, historian, writer and classical singer from India.

Mr.Som’s career as a journalist has seen him exclusively interview major world leaders and personalities on a one-on one basis such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe among various others.

Som has completed a multi-part documentary series called Great Battles, on the role of Indian soldiers in some of the greatest battles of the last century from Monte Cassino in the Second World War to the Siachen high altitude conflict.^[3] His documentary series, India's Underwater Treasures, which looked at the impact of global warming on India's coral formations won the best series award at the Indian Telly Awards, 2008 and a special commendation at the Commonwealth Broadcasting Awards.^[4] Som's programme, The Jet Set, looked at the experience of flying along with pilots on fighter aircraft such as the F/A-18, F-16, Mikoyan MiG-35 and Saab JAS 39 Gripen.^[5] He has also flown in the Dassault Rafale of the French air force.^[6][7]

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