Sonia Singh (journalist)

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Sonia Singh
File:Sonia Singh NDTV.jpg
Born (1970-09-21) 21 September 1970 (age 54)
New Delhi, India
Education St. Stephen's College
Occupation Editorial Director of NDTV
Notable credit(s) The NDTV Dialogues, India Decides,
Spouse(s) R. P. N. Singh
Website http://social.ndtv.com/soniasingh


Sonia Singh (Hindi: सोनिया सिंह ; 21st September,1970) is editorial director and president of the NDTV ethics committee. [1] She also hosts ‘The NDTV Dialogues’, a show focusing on understanding on key issues and a look at potential solutions.[2]

Early life and education

Sonia Singh attended the Convent of Jesus and Mary in New Delhi, then went to St Stephens College, Delhi where she completed her masters in English Literature. She graduated with a first degree, topping the college in English Literature. She has also been recipient of a 3 month scholarship from the Government of Italy to study Italian at Perugia. She is also a Chevening Scholar and attended at broadcast journalism course at Cardiff.[3] [4] During her stint in UK, she also got an opportunity to meet and greet Queen Elizabeth. [5]

Personal life

Sonia Singh is married to Congress leader R. P. N. Singh. [6] The couple married in December 2002 and have three daughters.[7]

Career

Sonia Singh joined NDTV in 1992 as a researcher[8] when it produced one show, The World This Week for Doordarshan. [9] [10] Today, she is Editorial Director for the NDTV news network and she has overseen news ranging from the Kandahar hijack, the attack on Parliament, 26/11, the Kargil war, the Jessica Lall case and many other crucial stories. [1]

Awards

She has also received many awards for Best Talk Show, Best Anchor at the enba, as well as Ficci young achiever. In 2015, she was awarded the best Editor in Chief at the Enba awards.[1][11]

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