Barkha Dutt : Indian television news reporter, anchor, columnist and journalist
Barkha Dutt is an Indian television news reporter, anchor, columnist and journalist. She serves as a consulting editor for the commercial broadcasting television network named NDTV. Dutt has achieved many international and national awards, including the Padma Shree, for her contribution to the broadcasting media. She gained fame for the first time while covering the Kargil war in the year 1999. She was born on December 18, 1971 in New Delhi, India. Her father, S. P Dutt, was an Air India official. The name of her mother is Prabha Dutt, who served as a journalist for the Hindustan Times . Prabha Dutt died due to brain hemorrhage. Being inspired by her mother, Barkha decided to pursue her career in this field. Bahar Dutt, her younger sister, also serves as a television journalist for the CNN-IBN . After completing her high school education, Barkha joined St. Stephen’s College to pursue a degree in English literature. Dutt was presented with the degree...