Natasha Badhwar

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Natasha Badhwar
Born (1971-07-11) 11 July 1971 (age 52)
Occupations
  • Author
  • columnist
  • filmmaker
Organization NDTV (1995–2007)
Notable workMy Daughters Mum, Immortal For a Moment, Reconciliation

Natasha Badhwar is an Indian author, columnist, filmmaker, journalist and a media trainer. [1] [2] [3] She has written the books, My Daughters Mum and Immortal For a Moment. [4] [5] [6]

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Biography

Natasha Badhwar was born on 11 July 1971 in Ranchi. [7]

Badhwar began her career in broadcast journalism with NDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd.). She worked there for almost 13 years and left it as vice president for training and development in 2007. [8] [5] [9] [10]

She covered the 2002 Gujarat riots as a video journalist. [11]

Selected works

Books by Badhwar include: [12]

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