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CNN-IBN presents ‘Vanakkam Chennai 375’
MUMBAI: CNN-IBN brings to its viewers ‘Vanakkam Chennai 375’, a special programming to celebrate the 375th birth anniversary of Chennai. Starting August 18, the channel has aired various stories that have brought forth various aspects and unknown facts about Chennai – allowing viewers to experience the city like never before. This special coverage has focused on the history, culinary traditions, historic monuments and rare archival images of the city. This special coverage will conclude with a half hour show that will bring to live all that makes Chennai the special city that it is – from the over 200 heritage buildings to filter coffee, idli sambhar dosa treats at the iconic city eateries, from the oldest surviving studio in India – AVM Studios – to the city’s rich cultural traditions involving Carnatic music and Bharatnatyam.
Don’t miss the half hour culminating special of “Vanakkam Chennai” on Friday, 22nd August @ 8.30 PM; with a repeat telecast on Saturday @ 7.30 PM, only on CNN-IBN.
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Uma Sudhir signs off from NDTV after 27 years
The executive editor shaped NDTV’s southern reportage for nearly three decades
NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Uma Sudhir has retired from NDTV, bringing to a close a 27-year association with the network.
Sudhir served as executive editor, heading NDTV’s south India editorial operations. Over nearly three decades, she emerged as one of the most recognisable faces of on-ground reporting from the region, with sustained coverage of politics, governance and social issues across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
At NDTV, Sudhir played a central role in strengthening regional journalism within national television news. Her reporting consistently connected local developments to the national conversation, ensuring stories from the field shaped policy debates beyond studio discussions. Known for her boots-on-the-ground approach, she came to represent a generation of reporters whose authority rested on fieldwork rather than prime-time punditry.
An award-winning journalist, Sudhir is a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award and the Chameli Devi Jain Award. Her body of work has been widely recognised for its public-interest focus, spanning elections, governance, gender issues, rural distress, environmental reporting and social justice.
