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Bhaiyaji Kahin travels to Karnataka for elections
New Delhi, 30 th April 2018: The Karnataka elections are being viewed as an electoral battle ahead of the General Elections in 2019. The state is witnessing intense and pitched battles between political parties in their bid to win the elections. In order to capture the true flavor of these critical elections, News18 India, has lined up special episodes of its popular show – Bhaiyaji Kahin from ground zero in Karnataka.
Bhaiyaji Kahin will travel to various cities in Karnataka and will give common citizens an opportunity to voice their concerns, grievances, opinions and expectations from the upcoming Election. From local issues such as basic infrastructure and amenities in cities to larger issues concerning the state such as the Lingayat debate and rising farmer suicides, Bhaiyaji Kahin will aim to capture on-ground sentiments of the voters.
Travelling through key constituencies in the state, the anchor of the show will not only gauge the mood of the aam janta but will also determine their levels of satisfaction with the current government and their expectations from the future one. The show will provide common voters a chance to directly engage with local leaders prior to casting their vote.
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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.
