Nidhi Vasandani quits TV9, pivots to podcasts

NEW DELHI: Senior television journalist and news anchor Nidhi Vasandani has resigned from TV9 Network, ending a nearly three-and-a-half-year stint as deputy editor at TV9 Bharatvarsh. She is currently serving her notice period.

Confirming the development to Samachar4media, Vasandani said she is moving into digital media and long-form podcasts. The upcoming podcast series, she added, will centre on growth, faith and the life journeys of influential individuals.

Vasandani brings more than two decades of newsroom experience. Before TV9, she spent around three and a half years with Republic Bharat, where she was part of the founding team. Her earlier roles include a brief tenure at India News, followed by nearly four years at ABP News from 2014, where she produced and anchored political and ground-reporting shows, including election programming and demonetisation coverage.

From 2009 to 2014, she worked as producer and anchor at Zee Business, and also contributed to regional channels under Zee Media. Earlier stints include Sahara Samay, as well as brief roles at Raj News and Bhaskar TV in Bhopal.

Academically, Vasandani holds a BA (honours) in economics and postgraduate degrees in mass communication and political science. A trained kathak dancer, she has performed widely, taught children, and appeared multiple times on Doordarshan. She has been honoured by Shivraj Singh Chauhan as Bhopal’s best classical dancer and received the National Award for Sindhi Talent in 2004.