Channi Anand

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Channi Anand
Born26 October 1970
NationalityIndian
Occupation Photojournalism
Employer Associated Press
SpouseRajni Anand
ChildrenAbhay Anand, Aakriti Anand
Awards Pulitzer Prize [1]

Channi Anand is an Indian photographer [2] and journalist. He was one of three photojournalists from the Associated Press to win the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2020 for his pictures of India's lockdown of Kashmir. [3]

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Works

He has covered India-Pakistan border violence, political developments, stories of displacement due to the earthquakes in South Asia. He has worked at Associated Press since 2000. [4] Channi Anand is a resident of Jammu Kashmir. [5]

Achievement

In August 2019, Anand along with two other photojournalists, Dar Yasin and Mukhtar Khan, won the most prestigious photojournalism award, the Pulitzer, for covering the unprecedented situation in Indian-administered Kashmir. [6]

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References

  1. "Three Indian photographers who captured life during Kashmir lockdown win 2020 Pulitzer Prize". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. "AP's Kashmir photographers win Pulitzer for lockdown coverage". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. "AP wins feature photography Pulitzer for Kashmir coverage". AP . 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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  5. "3 photojournalists from Jammu & Kashmir win Pulitzer Prize". The Week .
  6. "Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of Associated Press". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved May 5, 2020. Channi Anand