Nalini Singh is an Indian journalist, news presenter and author. He is best known for hosting the investigative journalism based program “Aankhon Dekhi” on Doordarshan.
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Wiki/Biography
Nalini Singh was born on Saturday, 1 September 1945 (age 74 years; as in 2019) in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. He did his schooling from Modern School, Barakhamba, Delhi.
An old picture of Nalini Singh
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
family and caste
Nalini Singh belongs to a Brahmin family.
parents and siblings
Nalini is the daughter of consumer rights activist Hari Dev Shourie.
Nalini Singh’s father
she has two brothers. His brothers, Deepak Shourie is an Indian journalist, and Arun Shourie is a renowned Indian economist and politician who has also served as a Union Minister in the Government of India.
Arun Shourie, brother of Nalini Singh
Deepak Shourie, brother of Nalini Singh
Relationships, Husband and Children
Nalini Singh is married to SPN Singh, son of Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and the first Indian Ambassador to Nepal. His daughter Ratna Veera is a writer. His son, Sukaran Singh is the vice president of Tata Advanced Systems.
Nalini Singh’s daughter Ratna Veera
Nalini Singh’s son, Sukaran Singh
livelihood
Nalini Singh started her career as a journalist and TV anchor with Doordarshan. He has anchored many popular contemporary programs on the channel. In 1995, Nalini anchored Hello Zindagi, a social documentary series on Doordarshan.
Nalini Singh is presenting news on Doordarshan
He is famous for presenting the investigative journalism program “Aankhon Dekhi” on DD Metro channel (currently known as DD News). He anchored the show from 1990 to 2002. Nalini is the Managing Director of TV Live India Private Limited. She is also the managing editor of the news channel, Nepal-1.
Nalini Singh during an interview
Controversy
Nalini Singh was embroiled in controversy for misbehaving with a reporter (Anjana Rawal) of her news channel, Nepal-1. Nalini asks Rawal to “eat” her shoes while calling her a ‘bitch’, which enrages Anjana and she slaps Nalini and files a defamation case against her.
Facts/General Knowledge
- His hobbies include writing and painting.
- In 1980, Nalini assisted author Devaki Jain in writing the book “Women’s Quest for Power: Five Indian Case Studies”.
Women’s Quest for Power: Five Indian Case Studies Book
- In May 2014, Nalini’s daughter Ratna Veera published a novel titled “Daughter by Court Order”, which led to some speculation as to whether it was an autobiography.
- During an interview, Singh’s daughter Ratna revealed that she had a difficult relationship with her mother.
- Singh was one of the five journalists who were asked to record their statements by the Delhi Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Sunanda Pushkar murder case. Reportedly, Nalini was a good friend of Sunanda and was one of the few people to whom Sunanda spoke during the last few hours before her death.
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