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'''Vineet Malhotra''' is |
'''Vineet Malhotra''' is an Indian Television anchor<ref>{{cite news |title=‘I got closer to my roots in the West’: Vineet Malhotra Sports Anchor |url=http://www.asianage.com/kids-and-teens/%E2%80%98i-got-closer-my-roots-west%E2%80%99-082 |newspaper=[[The Asian Age]] |date=16 March 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.neosports.tv/Cricket.aspx Baat & Bowl] [[Neo Sports]] website.</ref> and journalist working with NewsX as a prime time debate show host and consulting editor. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsworldindia.in/videos/|title=Online Videos, Sport Headlines, Latest News Updates- News World India {{!}} NWI|website=newsworldindia.in|access-date=2016-12-06}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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He was born in [[London]], [[England]] on 14 October 1978. His father was a [[diplomat]] who worked for the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} As a result of his father’s foreign trips Vineet grew up in six different countries and was exposed to a multitude of cultures. He grew up in England, [[Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia]], |
He was born in [[London]], [[England]] on 14 October 1978. His father was a [[diplomat]] who worked for the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} As a result of his father’s foreign trips Vineet grew up in six different countries and was exposed to a multitude of cultures. He grew up in England, [[Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia]], Russia and the United States.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} He was educated at [[Delhi Public School, R K Puram|Delhi Public School R K Puram]] in [[New Delhi]] and at [[UCSF]] in [[California]], USA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asianage.com/kids-and-teens/%E2%80%98i-got-closer-my-roots-west%E2%80%99-082 |title=I got closer to my roots in the West |newspaper=The Asian Age |date=16 March 2011 |author=Malhotra, Vineet |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref> |
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==Early Days & Cricket == |
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==Anchoring== |
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Vineet started his TV career with [[Zee Sports]] in 2005.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} He began by presenting cricket shows with the likes of [[Kapil Dev]], Pataudi, [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]], and [[Ricky Ponting]]. He later moved to [[Ten Sports]] and then to [[Neo Cricket]]. It was at the latter that he devised a program, ''[[Baat & Bowl]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tv.burrp.com/show/baat-and-bowl-neo-cricket/12368/3250243/1301171400000 |title=Baat and Bowl |publisher=BurrpTV |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref> which was an interactive show that delves into the lives of cricket stars in India. Some of the more notable cricketer super stars like [[Virat Kohli]], [[Ravichandran Ashwin|R. Ashwin]], [[Ajinkya Rahane]] cast their first impressions on Malhotra's show. |
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His reputation as a specialist sports anchor caused him to be invited by national TV channel [[Doordarshan]] to host the biggest sports event in the history India, the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|19th Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/10/23/Article//896/23_10_2010_896_001.jpg | |
His reputation as a specialist sports anchor caused him to be invited by national TV channel [[Doordarshan]] to host the biggest sports event in the history of India, the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|19th Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/10/23/Article//896/23_10_2010_896_001.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002175214/http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/10/23/Article//896/23_10_2010_896_001.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2011 |website=Hindustan Times |title=Mr Versatile |date=23 October 2010 |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref> Subsequently, he hosted the [[16th Asian Games]] for the same channel. |
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Malhotra worked as a [[freelance]] sports anchor and worked extensively with [[Times Now]]. He worked as the executive editor with News World India and hosted their prime time debate show "Current Issues<ref>{{Citation|last=News World India|title=Tarek Fatah's Latest Opinion on Kashmir & Pakistan - Current Issues With Vineet Malhotra|date=2016-09-06|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPAVjmY9iCQ&t=33s|accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>" |
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Malhotra now works as a [[freelance]] sports anchor and has appeared on the Indian news channel [[Times Now]]. |
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Malhotra was recently honored with the 'Excellence in Sports Journalism Award, by Sports Rehab<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsworldindia.in/india/nwi-sports-editor-rewarded-for-excellence-in-sports-journalism-at-sports-rehab/242806/|title=NWI Sports Editor Rewarded For Excellence In Sports Journalism At Sports Rehab {{!}} News World India|website=www.newsworldindia.in|access-date=2017-07-11}}</ref> |
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==Music== |
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| ⚫ | While studying in the USA |
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He is currently working with NewsX ! |
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| ⚫ | In 2009 he met [[Rajan Adlakha]], an architect, at a school reunion and together they decided to form an electro-danceband called Shadow. They posted music on [[MySpace]] and were spotted by a music producer in [[Malaysia]] who encouraged them to participate in an award for independent artists. They were nominated in 12 categories and became the first ever band from India to win an award at the [[Asian Pacific Voice Independent Music Awards]] (AVIMA), where they were placed third<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/253092/New-age-rockstars.html |publisher=The Pioneer |title=New age rockstars |author=Das, Nanda |date=3 May 2010 |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref> in the electro/dance category. They promoted their own genre of music, which they call World Progressive Sound.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/music-band-shadows-set-to-blur-boundaries-with-new-genre-with-images_100360084.html |title=Music band Shadows set to blur boundaries with new genre |date=7 May 2010 |agency=IANS |publisher=Thaindian News |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2010/may/280510-Vineet-Malhotra-Rajan-Adlakha-school-reunion-AVIMA.htm |title=Shadow looks for its place under the sun |date=28 May 2010 |author=Thongam, Rocky |work=Mid Day |publisher=Infomedia |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite |
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==Other interests == |
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| ⚫ | While studying in the USA Vineet began to learn [[classical piano]] under the tutelage of [[Robert Boon]], a [[concert pianist]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} Finding an affinity with classical composers such as [[Beethoven]], [[Mozart]] and [[Bach]],{{clarify|reason=which one?|date=March 2011}} Malhotra mastered playing the instrument. |
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| ⚫ | In 2009 he met [[Rajan Adlakha]], an architect, at a school reunion and together they decided to form an electro-danceband called Shadow. They posted music on [[MySpace]] and were spotted by a music producer in [[Malaysia]] who encouraged them to participate in an award for independent artists. They were nominated in 12 categories and became the first ever band from India to win an award at the [[Asian Pacific Voice Independent Music Awards]] (AVIMA), where they were placed third<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/253092/New-age-rockstars.html |publisher=The Pioneer |title=New age rockstars |author=Das, Nanda |date=3 May 2010 |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref> in the electro/dance category. They promoted their own genre of music, which they call World Progressive Sound.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/music-band-shadows-set-to-blur-boundaries-with-new-genre-with-images_100360084.html |title=Music band Shadows set to blur boundaries with new genre |date=7 May 2010 |agency=IANS |publisher=Thaindian News |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2010/may/280510-Vineet-Malhotra-Rajan-Adlakha-school-reunion-AVIMA.htm |title=Shadow looks for its place under the sun |date=28 May 2010 |author=Thongam, Rocky |work=Mid Day |publisher=Infomedia |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/05/04/stories/2010050450190300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513024610/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/05/04/stories/2010050450190300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 May 2010 |title=Shadow in the limelight! |author=Shah, Shalini |date=4 May 2010 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=Q0FQLzIwMTAvMDUvMDUjQXIwMDYwMA== |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826041932/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=Q0FQLzIwMTAvMDUvMDUjQXIwMDYwMA== |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 August 2012 |title=Creating music, byte by byte |newspaper=The Times of India |author=Gill, Vineet |date=5 May 2010 |accessdate=2011-03-22 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 21 April 2024
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Vineet Malhotra is an Indian Television anchor[1][2] and journalist working with NewsX as a prime time debate show host and consulting editor. [3]
Early life and education
[edit]He was born in London, England on 14 October 1978. His father was a diplomat who worked for the Ministry of External Affairs.[citation needed] As a result of his father’s foreign trips Vineet grew up in six different countries and was exposed to a multitude of cultures. He grew up in England, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States.[citation needed] He was educated at Delhi Public School R K Puram in New Delhi and at UCSF in California, USA.[4]
Early Days & Cricket
[edit]Vineet started his TV career with Zee Sports in 2005.[citation needed] He began by presenting cricket shows with the likes of Kapil Dev, Pataudi, Navjot Singh Sidhu, and Ricky Ponting. He later moved to Ten Sports and then to Neo Cricket. It was at the latter that he devised a program, Baat & Bowl,[5] which was an interactive show that delves into the lives of cricket stars in India. Some of the more notable cricketer super stars like Virat Kohli, R. Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane cast their first impressions on Malhotra's show.
His reputation as a specialist sports anchor caused him to be invited by national TV channel Doordarshan to host the biggest sports event in the history of India, the 19th Commonwealth Games.[6] Subsequently, he hosted the 16th Asian Games for the same channel.
Malhotra worked as a freelance sports anchor and worked extensively with Times Now. He worked as the executive editor with News World India and hosted their prime time debate show "Current Issues[7]"
Malhotra was recently honored with the 'Excellence in Sports Journalism Award, by Sports Rehab[8]
He is currently working with NewsX !
Other interests
[edit]While studying in the USA Vineet began to learn classical piano under the tutelage of Robert Boon, a concert pianist.[citation needed] Finding an affinity with classical composers such as Beethoven, Mozart and Bach,[clarification needed] Malhotra mastered playing the instrument.
In 2009 he met Rajan Adlakha, an architect, at a school reunion and together they decided to form an electro-danceband called Shadow. They posted music on MySpace and were spotted by a music producer in Malaysia who encouraged them to participate in an award for independent artists. They were nominated in 12 categories and became the first ever band from India to win an award at the Asian Pacific Voice Independent Music Awards (AVIMA), where they were placed third[9] in the electro/dance category. They promoted their own genre of music, which they call World Progressive Sound.[10][11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "'I got closer to my roots in the West': Vineet Malhotra Sports Anchor". The Asian Age. 16 March 2011.
- ^ Baat & Bowl Neo Sports website.
- ^ "Online Videos, Sport Headlines, Latest News Updates- News World India | NWI". newsworldindia.in. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Malhotra, Vineet (16 March 2011). "I got closer to my roots in the West". The Asian Age. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "Baat and Bowl". BurrpTV. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "Mr Versatile". Hindustan Times. 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ News World India (6 September 2016), Tarek Fatah's Latest Opinion on Kashmir & Pakistan - Current Issues With Vineet Malhotra, retrieved 11 July 2017
- ^ "NWI Sports Editor Rewarded For Excellence In Sports Journalism At Sports Rehab | News World India". www.newsworldindia.in. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Das, Nanda (3 May 2010). "New age rockstars". The Pioneer. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "Music band Shadows set to blur boundaries with new genre". Thaindian News. IANS. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ Thongam, Rocky (28 May 2010). "Shadow looks for its place under the sun". Mid Day. Infomedia. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ Shah, Shalini (4 May 2010). "Shadow in the limelight!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ Gill, Vineet (5 May 2010). "Creating music, byte by byte". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
