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Sabse Bada Dangal: Bhaiyaji Kahin Special: News18 India’s popular show travels to Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh
MUMBAI: The year-end assembly elections in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are being termed as the semi-final ahead of the General Elections in 2019. As the major national parties start their campaigns for the assembly elections, News18 India’s popular show, Bhaiyaji Kahin, will travel to the election bound states in order to capture the real issues from ground zero. It is an innovative show with anchor Prateek Trivedi taking to the streets of India to understand the pulse of the country on various issues.
In line with channel’s commitment to raise relevant issues, Bhaiyaji Kahin will travel through key constituencies in the states providing a platform to people for voicing their concerns, hopes and expectations from the upcoming elections. Through its unique format, the show will also present an opportunity for people to interact with their local leaders at the constituency level. The show will travel to cities such as Alwar, Dausa, Jaipur, Ajmer in Rajasthan; Indore, Bhopal, Vidisha, Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh amongst many others.
Travelling through these cities, the show will not only gauge Aam Aadmi’s mood but also discuss the work done by current governments through multiple on-ground discussions. The show will aim to bring forth an unparalleled and in-depth ground level view of the states prior to the elections.
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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.
