Marya Shakil

Marya Shakil
Shakil during the ENBA Awards
Born	1983 (age 41–42) Patna, Bihar, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Master of Arts
Occupations	Journalist news anchor
Years active	2005–present
Employer	NDTV
Known for	Journalism, TV Anchor
Spouse	Irfan Khan ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1
Awards	Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (2012 & 2014)

Marya Shakil is an Indian television journalist and TV news anchor in India Today ^[1] and was formally in NDTV. ^{[2] [3] [1]}

She hosts News Track ^[4]

She formally hosted the network's shows News Epicenter and Reporters Project. ^[5]

Marya Shakil (center) with Pratik Sinha (left) and Ashish Khetan (right) at an Amnesty event in New Delhi

Early life and background

Marya's father Shakil Ahmad Khan was a politician from Makhpa, Makhdumpur, Jehanabad district, Bihar. ^[6] He was initially in Communist Party of India, later switched to Rashtriya Janata Dal, and then joined Janata Dal (United) in 2010. ^[7] Khan was member of Bihar legislative assembly twice. ^[8] He was a senior cabinet minister for energy, law, minority welfare and public relations department for ten years in the Rabri Devi government, prior to joining Janata Dal (United) in 2010. ^[9] Her father was also a criminal lawyer in Patna High Court and died in August 2012. Marya has two sisters. ^{[10] [11]}

Marya completed her master's in mass communication from Jamia Millia Islamia in 2005. ^[12] She did internship at Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group) in 2004.^{[ citation needed ]} Marya joined CNN-IBN (Network 18) in 2005. She did a 30 Minutes documentary on 2008 Bihar flood. ^[13] Ahead of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Marya's 30-minute show, ‘The Muslim Manifesto’, documented the "layers of change" within the Muslim community.^{[ citation needed ]} She was a recipient of Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship in 2016. ^[12]

Personal life

Marya is married to Irfan Khan, who has started BlogMint company. ^[14] The couple lives in Noida.

Awards

Marya has won the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards as Best Political Journalist (Broadcast) in 2012 ^[15] for her show on 2012 UP elections and then again in 2014 ^[16] for her 2014 general elections coverage, including a documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• 2021, Best Current Affairs Presenter, Epicentre, 26th Asian Television Awards (Nominated) ^[17]

References

1. India Today (18 August 2025). Democratic Newsroom | Marya Shakil | India Today | Promo . Retrieved 18 August 2025– via YouTube.
2. "Xi and Modi: parallel autocrats?Is the world big enough for both of them, ask Kerry Brown and Marya Shakil".
3. "Bihar's women may not decide their future, but they're definitely shaping the state's political future".
4. NewsTrack with Marya Shakil LIVE: The Economy Interview That You Just Can't Miss! India Today LIVE . Retrieved 18 August 2025– via www.youtube.com.
5. "Marya Shakil: Exclusive News Stories by Marya Shakil on Current Affairs, Events at News18". News18 . Retrieved 10 June 2018.
6. "Dal spokesman dead".
7. "Because Father Said So".
8. "Senior Janata Dal-United leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan passes away". The Times of India .
9. "Senior JD (U) leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan passes away".
10. "Doing fine, miles away from politics - Wards of state politicians make a mark away from papas' field".
11. "Senior JD(U) leader shakil ahmad died".
12. "Ms. Marya Shakil - Jio Institute". Jio Institute . Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
13. Part 1
14. "Blogmint launches responsible blogging adoption programme".
15. "Ramnath Goenka Awards: The Storytellers for 2011 & 2012". The Indian Express. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
16. "Ramnath Goenka Awards: List of winners for 2014". The Indian Express. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
17. "2021 Nominees". Asian Television Awards. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

External links

• Marya Shakil on Twitter