Elizabeth Puranam Explained

Elizabeth Puranam
Birth Place:	Hyderabad, India
Occupation:	Journalist
Years Active:	2008–present
Employer:	Al Jazeera

Elizabeth Puranam is an Indian-born New Zealand journalist, best known for her work as a reporter and presenter for Al Jazeera.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Puranam was born at the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, India. She moved to Auckland with her family when she was 10, first settling in Avondale, then Glen Eden, and finally Piha (West Auckland). Whilst living in Auckland, Puranam earned a BA in political science and media.

Puranam started her career at Television New Zealand and the news desk at TV3. She can read and write in Arabic^[3] and can speak Hindi and Telugu.^[4]

Personal life

Puranam married French sports agent Alexandre Bernard who she met in Doha. Puranam lives with her family in south Delhi.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hill . Julie . From Piha to Doha: An Auckland journalist's journey . https://web.archive.org/web/20200421003557/https://www.metromag.co.nz/society/society-people/from-piha-to-doha-an-auckland-journalists-journey . 2020-04-21 . 2019-04-11 . Metro.
2. Web site: Network launches with call to free poster-boy. David. Gadd. 1 September 2013. 11 April 2019. Stuff.co.nz.
3. Web site: From Piha to Doha: An Auckland journalist's journey. Metro. 30 March 2019. 30 March 2017. dmy-all.
4. Web site: Elizabeth Puranam is the Kiwi reporting on India's Covid crisis. stuff.co.nz. 31 December 2022.