Baiju N. Nair

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Last updated: 2 May 2023

Baiju N Nair [2] [3] [4] is an Indian television host, YouTuber, author, [5] [6] travel and automobile journalist [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] and chief editor of Smart Drive automobile magazine. He won a Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2018. [12] He is the host of the TV show Smart Drive in Asianet News. [13]

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2018 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Travelogue Won [14]

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