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Step into the nation’s nerve centre at Agenda Aaj Tak 2024
MUMBAI: Imagine a stage where the sharpest minds converge, debates ignite, and ideas take flight—a platform that doesn’t just discuss India’s future but shapes it. This December, Aaj Tak’s iconic thought leadership conclave, Agenda Aaj Tak 2024, promises to be the ultimate intellectual arena.
To be held on 13–14 December, this two-day extravaganza—fondly called Hindi Jagat Ka Mahamanch—is not just an event; it’s a celebration of ideas, challenges, and breakthroughs. With luminaries from the worlds of politics, defense, sports, entertainment, and beyond, Agenda Aaj Tak 2024 offers a front-row seat to the conversations that matter.
From decoding India’s toughest challenges to unveiling untapped opportunities, this conclave isn’t just about listening—it’s about thinking, questioning, and being inspired.
This year’s event promises unparalleled insights from influential leaders shaping their fields, focusing on India’s strategic direction for 2025 and beyond. Agenda Aaj Tak will serve as a platform for meaningful dialogue, enabling attendees to engage directly with decision-makers on issues critical to the nation’s growth.
Key highlights:
1 Distinguished Speakers: The two-day event will feature a stellar lineup of influential leaders, policymakers, and experts. Political heavyweights such as Union Home minister, Amit Shah, Union minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari, BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and former CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal will engage in dynamic discussions.
2 Cultural and Entertainment Icons: Renowned figures from entertainment, including Kangana Ranaut, Kartik Aaryan, Taapsee Pannu, and Varun Dhawan, will share insights into their craft and its societal impact.
3 Global Perspectives: International voices like former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai and domestic visionaries, including Medanta Hospital chairman, Naresh Trehan will enrich discussions with their expertise.
Aaj Tak’s leadership team emphasised the event’s significance, noting its role in providing actionable insights during pivotal moments in India’s development.
With a reputation for fostering impactful conversations, Agenda Aaj Tak 2024 reaffirms its mission to bring together visionaries and change-makers, creating a space for collaboration and innovation.
Book your seat now at: www.aajtak.in/agenda
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Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
