Anita Anand (journalist) explained

Anita Anand
Birth Date:28 April 1972
Alma Mater:King's College, London
Birth Place:London, England
Occupation:Radio and television presenter, journalist, and author
Children:2

Anita Anand (;[1] born 28 April 1972) is a British radio and television presenter, journalist, and author.

Early life and education

Anand was born in 1972[2] in London, England, to Punjabi parents who migrated to India shortly after the partition of India and then, later, to the UK. Her family, prior to the partition, originated from a village near the Northwest Frontier Province and Afghanistan.[3]

Anand was privately educated at Bancroft's School in Woodford Green in Redbridge, east London.[4] Anand then entered King's College, London, in 1990, graduating with a BA in English in 1993.

Broadcasting career

After training as a journalist, Anand became European Head of News and Current Affairs for Zee TV, and one of the youngest TV news editors in Britain at the age of 25.[5] She presented the talk show The Big Debate and was political correspondent for Zee TV presenting the Raj Britannia series – 31 documentaries chronicling the political aspirations of the Asian community in the most marginal constituencies in 1997.

Until October 2007, Anand presented in the 10:00 pm till 1:00 am slot on Monday to Thursdays on BBC Radio 5 Live. She went on to co-present the station's weekday Drive (4:00–7:00 pm) slot with Peter Allen, having succeeded Jane Garvey in 2007. Aasmah Mir replaced her when she left for maternity leave.[6]

Anand has presented the BBC Radio 4 show Midweek, and on television she has been a presenter on the Heaven and Earth Show. She has co-presented the Daily Politics on BBC Two with Andrew Neil from September 2008, with a break for maternity leave from January to September 2010.

In July 2011 Anand left the Daily Politics to present a new show called Double Take on Radio 5 Live on Sunday mornings.[7] In June 2012, Anand took over from Jonathan Dimbleby as the presenter of Radio 4's Any Answers? Saturday current affairs phone-in programme between 2:00 and 2:45 pm.[8]

In 2022, Anand collaborated with historian William Dalrymple to create the podcast Empire, which initially described and discussed the British East India Company and British involvement and influence on India.[9] The pair had previously worked together on the book .

Newspaper journalism

Anand has also written articles for India Today and The Asian Age newspaper, and used to write a regular column in The Guardian ("Anita Anand's Diary", 2004–2005[10] [11]).

Publications

Anand, Anita (2017). . Bloomsbury Publishing, .

Awards

On 18 November 2005, Anand won the Nazia Hassan Award for 2005 in the category of Upcoming Television Broadcasters.[14] [15] Her book The Patient Assassin won the 2020 Hessell-Tiltman Prize.[16]

Personal life

Anand married science writer Simon Singh in 2007. The couple have two sons and live in Richmond, London.[17] [18]

Anand is a patron of the Richmond Society[17] and of the Museum of Richmond.[19]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Any Answers 11th November 2022 . 00:05 .
  2. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04862477/filing-history/NzY4ODc4OTlhZGlxemtjeA/document?format=pdf&download=0 Company incorporation
  3. Web site: Anita Anand: "I started picking at the thread of her story, and with every tug, an avalanche of stuff came down". The Bookseller. Sanderson, Caroline. 16 October 2014. 21 October 2021.
  4. http://www.guidetoindependentschools.com/schools/view/26/Bancroft-s/HMC/Bancroft-s-School-Woodford-Green-Essex-IG8-0RF 'Guide to Independent Schools' – Bancroft's School – Former pupils
  5. Web site: Biographies – Anita Anand: Presenter, Radio 5 Live and The Daily Politics. 6 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101211172932/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/radiofivelive/anita_anand.shtml. 11 December 2010. dead. BBC Press Office.
  6. Web site: Iain Dale's Diary: Daily Politics: Who Will Cover For Anita Anand?. Iain. Dale. Iain Dale. 21 September 2009. 6 November 2016.
  7. News: Anita Anand leaves BBC2's Daily Politics for 5 Live role. 12 July 2011. 6 November 2016. BBC News.
  8. Web site: Jonathan Dimbleby hands Any Answers? baton to Anita Anand on Radio 4 . BBC Media Centre . 23 May 2012 . 11 August 2012.
  9. News: Nicol . Patricia . The best podcasts on the British Empire and East India Company . The Times . London . 2022-08-22 . 2022-08-31 . 0140-0460.
  10. News: Anand. Anita. Heads or tails. 6 October 2004. The Guardian. 8 August 2021.
  11. News: Anand. Anita. Small miracles. The Guardian. 3 August 2005. 8 August 2021.
  12. Book: Anand. Anita. Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary. 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1408835456.
  13. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patient-Assassin-True-Massacre-Revenge/dp/1471174212 The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj
  14. Web site: 18 November 2005. 7 August 2021. NRI, Anita Anand, TV presenter won the Nazia Hassan Award for 2005. nriinternet.com.
  15. http://www.redhotcurry.com/archive/news/2005/nazia_hassan_2005.htm Anita Anand receives Nazia Hassan award
  16. Web site: British Indian author Anita Anand's Jallianwala Bagh story wins history prize. The Indian Express. 2 December 2020 . 2 December 2020.
  17. News: New Richmond Society Patron: Anita Anand. Twickenham and Richmond Tribune. 7 August 2021 . 248 . 9. 8 August 2021.
  18. News: My perfect weekend: Anita Anand, radio and TV presenter . Levin . Angela . 7 August 2012 . The Daily Telegraph. London . 16 December 2018.
  19. Web site: Museum of Richmond exhibition: Celebrating 800 years of St Mary Magdalene at the heart of Richmond. Richmond Local History Society. July 2019. 8 August 2021.

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