Smriti Vidyarthi

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Smriti Vidyarthi
Born
Smriti Vidyarthi

(1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 40)
Kenya
Nationality Kenyan
Citizenship Kenyan
Alma mater University of Warwick (BA)
City University (MA)
Occupation(s) NTV News Anchor (2008–2025)
K24 (January–September 2008)
Years active2008–present
EmployerNation Media Group
OrganizationNation Media
Known forHosting NTV Wild Talk, NTV Weekend Edition, and NTV Tonight
Notable workNTV Tonight
NTV This Morning
SpouseAman Mohindra (m. 2009)
Children1
Relatives Girdhari Lal Vidyarthi (grandfather)
AwardsMedia Council Annual Journalism Excellence Award (2013)

Smriti Vidyarthi is a Kenyan news anchor and reporter at NTV, where she hosts programs such as NTV Wild Talk, NTV Weekend Edition, and NTV Tonight. [1]

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Early life and education

Smriti Vidyarthi was born in Kenya. She is the granddaughter of the journalist Girdhari Lal Vidyarthi. [2]

Career

Vidyarthi started working at K24 as a news anchor in January 2008. In September 2008, she joined NTV. At NTV, she has anchored and hosted various programs, including NTV This Morning, NTV Tonight, and the wildlife-focused show NTV Wild Talk, which airs weekly at 10:00 PM East African Time.

Her work on NTV Wild Talk involves raising awareness about wildlife conservation and environmental issues. She has interviewed former first lady Margaret Kenyatta about the Hands Off Our Elephants campaign. [3]

She departed Nation Media Group after 16-and-a-half years on 10th February 2025.

Achievements

In 2013, Smriti won the Media Council's Annual Journalism Excellence Award in the Television & News Bulletin category, recognizing her outstanding contributions to Kenyan media. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Smriti Vidyarthi". NTV (Kenya). Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Girdhari Lal Vidyarthi: Fighter for Press Freedom". info254.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Margaret Kenyatta: Tusk Awards Nairobi". Nation Media Group. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Journalists Recognised for Excellence in Media Work". The Standard. 7 June 2013.
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