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Curriculum
Vitae
 Was
the South Asia Bureau Chief of till January
1999. Covered all the major stories in the region including the nuclear tests,
the ethnic war in Sri Lanka, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, conflicts
in India's Kashmir and North East and reported extensively from the line of
control between India and Pakistan. Was the first television journalist to report
from the 22,000 ft Siachen Glacier, the highest battleground on earth, where
Indian and Pakistani armies exchange fire almost daily. Have interviewed all
the heads of nations in the region.
Before joining
, worked eight years as a correspondent
for , covering stories in the
region. Before that, worked as a reporter for leading Indian magazine and newspapers
including , Sunday and the
.
Over the past 20
years, in addition to hardcore breaking news, have consistently reported on
issues such as population, education, health care, poverty, child, women, cultural
and historical issues. Currently working as an independent documentary film-maker,
producing and directing films on these issues.
- Won
the American George Polk Award in 1997 for excellence in television reporting
for coverage of the Taliban takeover of Kabul.
- Won
the Eminent Indian Award conferred by the Indo-American Society in 1997.
- Won
all three nominations in the television news category for the Pinnacle Award
for stories on Kashmir, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
- Won
the Chameli Devi Jain Award in 1998 given to an "Outstanding Woman Media
Person".
- Was
conferred the "Woman Achiever of the Year" award by Giants International
in December 1998.
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