Afshan Anjum (Indian TV Journalist) Biography

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College/University	Delhi University Cardiff University/Prifysgol Caerdydd, Wales, UK

BA Hons in Journalism	1996-1999
Course in Broadcast Journalism	2006

Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Current Residence	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

Marital Status

Family

Husband

Danish Aziz (works for UNICEF in development)

Parents

Father	Name
Mother	Name

Children

Son - Zizou

Siblings

Two elder brothers. One works as a scientist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, and the other is a businessman

Awards, Honours, Achievements	Best Television Event (2007) by ITA Madhav Jyoti Alankar Award (2009) NT Award for ‘Best Sports Presenter in Hindi’ (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) Humanity Foundation & Aditya Birla Group Award (2018) International Women Achievers Award (2018)
Some Career Highlights	Started as a sports correspondent with Aaj Tak in January 1999 Joined NDTV in January 2003 as a news editor (sports) Hosted popular cricket events like India’s Tour of Pakistan in 2004, ICC World Cup Cricket tournaments 2007, 2011, 2015 Columnist, writer, and blogger at The Kashmir Monitor in 2019 C4D consultant for UNICEF India in September 2020 Started as a reporter with Aaj Tak Joined NDTV in 2003 as a reporter, rising to senior news editor for sports Hosted popular daily sports shows Khel India and Googly on NDTV India Anchored the audience-based chat show Kissa Cricket Ka Covered India’s historic Tour of Pakistan in 2004 Covered ICC World Cup Cricket tournaments in 2007, 2011, and 2015 C4D consultant for UNICEF India (Sep 2020 – Present) Digital Contributor for International Cricket Council (Aug 2022 – Present)

Awards, Honours, Achievements

Some Career Highlights

Started as a sports correspondent with Aaj Tak in January 1999
Joined NDTV in January 2003 as a news editor (sports)
Hosted popular cricket events like India’s Tour of Pakistan in 2004, ICC World Cup Cricket tournaments 2007, 2011, 2015
Columnist, writer, and blogger at The Kashmir Monitor in 2019
C4D consultant for UNICEF India in September 2020
Started as a reporter with Aaj Tak
Joined NDTV in 2003 as a reporter, rising to senior news editor for sports
Hosted popular daily sports shows Khel India and Googly on NDTV India
Anchored the audience-based chat show Kissa Cricket Ka
Covered India’s historic Tour of Pakistan in 2004
Covered ICC World Cup Cricket tournaments in 2007, 2011, and 2015
C4D consultant for UNICEF India (Sep 2020 – Present)
Digital Contributor for International Cricket Council (Aug 2022 – Present)

1. Awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship in 2006 while studying Broadcast Journalism.
2. Co-hosted the sports news program ‘Kissa Cricket Ka’ alongside Navjot Singh Sidhu in 2008.
3. Moved to Jammu & Kashmir post-marriage.
4. Embraced motherhood in her late 30s.
5. Awarded the prestigious British Chevening Scholarships for Young Journalists of India in broadcast journalism with the Thomson Foundation at Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom in 2006.
6. Moved to Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir post-marriage.