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Nairanjana Ghosh
Senior News Anchor, Journalist, Producer

Nairanjana Ghosh

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Senior News Anchor, Journalist, Producer
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Kolkata, Kolkata district, Presidency division, India
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University of Calcutta
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Biography

Nairanjana Ghosh (Bengali: নৈরঞ্জনা ঘোষ) is an Indian journalist and television personality. Having started her career in 2004, she has worked with Star Ananda (now ABP Ananda), Kolkata TV and News Time. As a prime time news anchor she has hosted debates and discussions on a variety of news stories and reported extensively on a wide range of key political, economic, and social stories from the Indian subcontinent. She was adjudged the best News Anchor at the Tele Cine Awards, Kolkata, India, in 2007.

Early life

Nairanjana was born and brought up in Kolkata.

Education

Nairanjana did her schooling at Loreto Schools, Kolkata and Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata. She graduated from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata with a degree in English Literature. She received a master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Calcutta University and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication from Jadavpur University.

Career

Nairanjana started her career in Star Ananda (now ABP Ananda) in December 2004 as a journalist and news anchor. She was the face that launched the channel at its inception in June 2005. Later she joined Kolkata TV as a senior news anchor and journalist. Here too, she was the face that launched the channel and hosted debates and discussions besides reporting for a variety of news stories. Her popular shows included Zero Hour, Stadium, Kolkata Live, 8tar Khobor etc. Nairanjana joined News Time at its inception in July 2009 as a senior news anchor, journalist and producer. Besides being the face that launched the channel she played a key role in the launch process and formulated the news policy of the channel. News Time adopted many creative ideas from Nairanjana.

Awards and achievements

Nairanjana was adjudged Best News Anchor of the year at the Tele Cine Awards, Kolkata, India in 2007. She was awarded "Banglar Mukh" (Face of Bengal) by Kolkata TV in 2007. She exclusively covered Diego Armando Maradona's Kolkata visit in 2008. Nairanjana exclusively hosted analytical shows based on the ICC Cricket World cup 2011 alongside former Indian Test captain Saurav Ganguly for News Time. Nairanjana has achieved a rare feat of being the face that launched 3 separate 24*7 News channels.

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