Karma Paljor Explained

Karma Paljor
Birth Place:Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Years Active:2001–present

Karma Paljor is an Indian journalist and television news anchor. His career as a media professional began in 2001 and since then he's been associated with some famous news channel and last channel he was with is CNN-News18.[1] [2] He has received several awards for his role as a reporter and for his coverage of natural disasters since then. He co-founded Atvi Infotainment, a content creation company in 2018. The business verticals include EastMojo and Atvi Studios.

Early life and education

After attending school in Tashi Namgyal Academy, at his birthplace Sikkim, India, Karma Paljor headed for graduation from Bangalore University and then post-graduation diploma from Xavier Institute of Communication, Mumbai.

Career

Karma started his career with The Times of India in Mumbai and moved to CNBC TV18 in 2001. Apart from covering national and political stories for the channel, Paljor also anchored the breakfast show on CNBC TV18.[1] He won the Chevening Scholarship for Broadcast journalism in 2004. He joined CNN-IBN in 2005 as a founding employee and has hosted every possible show on the channel. He specializes in covering aviation and natural disaster. He has planned and executed several award-winning programs like Budget Yatra,[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Axe the Tax, and Reporters Project.[8] [9] [10] Some of his other shows were Cash Crisis Yatra,[11] Interview with Jeff Bezos,[12] India @9,[13] Big 5 @10.[14] He also headed the special features team.

Awards and honors

Karma was awarded the reporter of the year in 2010 by Indian Television at the News Television Awards.[15] In 2011, he won the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award[16] for excellence in Journalism in the category for Business and Economic Journalism.[17] [18] [19] His teams coverage of the 2013 North India floods in Uttrakhand, and won the award for the Best National News Coverage in English at the Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA) in 2013.[20] In 2014, Karma won the ENBA Award[21] in the Best Spot News Reporting (English) category for his coverage of Cyclone Phailin,[22] which won him the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for on-the-spot reporting in 2014.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karma Paljor: Exclusive News Stories by Karma Paljor on Current Affairs, Events at News18. News18.com. 21 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Karma Paljor Profile - Photos, Wallpapers, Videos, News, Movies, Karma Paljor Songs, Pics. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317143157/http://www.in.com/karma-paljor/profile-1914005.html. dead. 17 March 2017. in.com. 21 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Budget Yatra 2013: Ground reports on economy from across the country. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Budget Yatra: The 'Make in India' journey of country's aerospace industry. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Watch: Budget Yatra in Chattisgarh with Karma Paljor. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Watch: Budget Yatra with Karma Paljor at 10 pm on CNN-IBN. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Budget Yatra: Challenges of the tea industry. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Reporter's Project: Kota's Coaching Industry, a Cauldron. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Karma Paljor. facebook.com. 21 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Another IIT aspirant commits suicide in Kota. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Watch: Cash Crisis Yatra With Karma Paljor. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  12. Web site: Full Interview -- Jeff Bezos with Karma Paljor -- IBNLive. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  13. Web site: Watch: India@9 With Karma Paljor. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  14. Web site: Watch: Big 5@10 With Karma Paljor. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  15. Web site: NT Awards honours TV news industry. 26 March 2010. Indian Television. 15 March 2017.
  16. Web site: CNN-IBN wins 5 awards at Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards . 11 September 2014 . Best Media Info . 10 May 2018 .
  17. Web site: NETWORK 18. network18online.com. 21 April 2017.
  18. Web site: IBN wins five Ramnath Goenka Awards. 23 November 2015. News 18. 15 March 2017.
  19. Web site: Ramnath Goenka Awards: The Storytellers. 14 September 2014. Indian Express. 15 March 2017.
  20. http://wsds.teriin.org/2015/pdf/speaker/karma.pdf
  21. Web site: Network18 bags seven ENBA 2014 awards. youtube.com. 21 April 2017.
  22. Web site: This award highlights how business genre is becoming the mainstream: Sanjay Pugalia. www.exchange4media.com. exchange4media.com. 21 April 2017.

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