{{short description|Indian TV anchor and fashion consultant (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Ambika Anand | image = Ambika Anand Europe.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|09|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Chandigarh]], [[India]] | education = [[Delhi University]]<br>[[Cardiff Business School]] | occupation = [[Journalist]], [[News presenter]] | employer = [[NDTV]] }}
'''Ambika Anand''' (born 15 September 1980) is an Indian [[TV anchor]] and fashion consultant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anand |first=Ambika |date=2018-08-18 |title=What Fashionista Ambika Anand Would Wear if She were PeeCee |url=https://www.thequint.com/neon/swag/priyanka-chopra-engagement-to-nick-jonas-style |access-date= |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref> She has previously anchored shows like ''Eyes on Style'', ''Band Baajaa Bride'' Season 7,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.televisionpost.com/television/ndtv-good-times-brings-back-band-baajaa-bride-for-a-7th-season/ |title=NDTV Good Times announces season 7 of Band Baajaa Bride |access-date=12 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113174852/http://www.televisionpost.com/television/ndtv-good-times-brings-back-band-baajaa-bride-for-a-7th-season/ |archive-date=13 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''Big Fat Indian Wedding'', ''I'm Too Sexy For My Shoes'',<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/wedding-planner/465366/2 Wedding Planner] [[Indian Express]], 25 May 2009.</ref><ref name="ndtv" /><ref>[http://www.afaqs.com/perl/media/media_newslets/?id=44292 Glitterati from fashion and films add a splash of style] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917010027/http://www.afaqs.com/perl/media/media_newslets/?id=44292 |date=17 September 2012 }} afaqs, 13 February 2010.</ref> and ''I'm Too Sexy – All Access''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special.aspx?ID=509&ch=sdga |title=NDTVGOODTIMES I'm Too Sexy –All Access |access-date=3 February 2012 |archive-date=13 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113120136/http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special.aspx?ID=509&ch=sdga |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-19 |title=It's Show Time with Ambika Anand {{!}} Verve Magazine |url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/fashion-and-beauty/ambika-anand |access-date= |website=www.vervemagazine.in |language=en-US}}</ref> and hosted ''The Ambika Anand Show'' on her YouTube channel.
==Early life and career==
Born in [[Chandigarh]], she is daughter of Anil P Anand and Jayshree Anand, she completed her schooling from [[Delhi Public School, R K Puram|Delhi Public School]] & graduated from [[Jesus and Mary College]], [[Delhi University]]. She earned a Diploma Degree in Economics from the [[Cardiff Business School]].<ref name=ndtv>[http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/GoodTimesAnchorPopUp.aspx?ShowID=14 Ambika Anand Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193541/http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/GoodTimesAnchorPopUp.aspx?ShowID=14 |date=6 October 2011 }} [[NDTV]].</ref><ref>[http://www.afternoondc.in/womens-world/from-business-to-fashion/article_28093 From business to fashion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830074025/http://www.afternoondc.in/womens-world/from-business-to-fashion/article_28093 |date=30 August 2018 }} [[The Afternoon Despatch & Courier]], 23 June 2011.</ref>
Anand joined [[NDTV]] on 8 December 2002 and worked for their show ''India Business Report'', a weekly programme that was produced for the [[BBC]]. After close to two years of working with NDTV, she went and worked for the Department of Communication of the [[International Labour Organization]] in [[Geneva]].
In December 2005, she rejoined NDTV and worked on several programmes in her capacity as reporter and anchor, including ''Hot Property'', ''Boss's Day Out'' and ''Value for Money''. She also anchored live business news on the channel.<ref name=ndtv/>
Anand turned to fashion and wedding related programming in 2007 and joined NDTV's lifestyle channel, [[NDTV Good Times|Good Times]]. She worked on a series of hit programs like ''Big Fat Indian Wedding'', ''10 Things To Do Before You Say Bye'', ''Vanity No Apologies'', ''The Inside Story'' and ''I Am Too Sexy For My Shoes''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/53825/good-times-fashion-here.html | title=Good Times in Fashion are here | newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]] | date=20 February 2010 | accessdate=5 July 2018 }}</ref><ref name="goodtimes.ndtv.com">{{Cite web |url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special.aspx?ID=532 |title=10 Things To Do Before You Say Bye! - London episode |access-date=2 October 2011 |archive-date=6 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606174026/http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special.aspx?ID=532 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121110115432/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/03/11/stories/2010031150270300.htm Show Time: Second season of 'I am too sexy for my shoes'] [[The Hindu]], 11 Mar 2010.</ref>
Continuing with her foray in this genre, she began anchoring a new show ''Band Baja Bride'' in 2011,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110223092506/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/02/18/stories/2011021852511600.htm Wedding bloom] [[The Hindu]], 18 Feb 2011.</ref> a bride makeover show where she performed the part of mentor. She also hosted ''The Fast and the Gorgeous'', a [[reality television|reality show]], in the same year.<ref>[http://in.news.yahoo.com/fast-gorgeous-back-ambika-anand-064119414.html 'The Fast and The Gorgeous' back with Ambika Anand ]</ref>
==Awards and honours== * Was on ''[[Verve (Indian magazine)|Verve]]''{{'}}s India's best dressed list in 2009, 2010 <ref>[http://www.verveonline.com/90/people/bestdressed03.shtml India's Best Dressed List 2010] Verve, Volume 18, Issue 10, October, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.verveonline.com/78/people/bestdressed03.shtml India's Best Dressed List 2009] Verve, Volume 17, Issue 10, October, 2009.</ref> * Her show ''I'm Too Sexy For My Shoes'' also won the Best Lifestyle & Fashion Show for 2010 at the [[Indian Telly Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k10/winners.php |title=The Tenth Indian Telly Awards |access-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016040245/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k10/winners.php |archive-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Awarded [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] India's Fun Fearless Female TV Personality Award 2011 * ''10 Things to do before you say Bye! - London'' - A show that Anand was a part of, won the award for Outstanding Broadcast Feature at VisitBritain Media Awards 2011<ref name="goodtimes.ndtv.com"/> * ''Band Baajaa Bride'', a show that Anand hosted won Best Lifestyle Show at the Indian Telly Awards 2011 <ref>[http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2011 The 11th Indian Telly Awards] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526070936/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2011 |date=26 May 2012 }}</ref> * Was on the list of ''HT City'' Delhi's Most Stylish 2013 <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130407071714/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Fashion/Top-style-divas-of-Delhi/Article1-1022703.aspx HT City Delhi's Most Stylish 2013]</ref> * In 2019, The Colombo Fashion Week show was sent as an entry by NDTV 24x7 for Best Fashion And Lifestyle Show for Indian Television Awards 2019 and won in that category. Ambika had scripted and anchored the show! <ref>[https://www.colombofashionweek.com/press/ndtvs-coverage-of-cfw-wins-indian-television-academy-award/ NDTV’s Coverage of CFW wins Indian Television Academy Award]</ref>
==YouTube== In 2019, she started her own [[YouTube]] channel and launched ''The Ambika Anand Show''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Twitter|anandambika}}
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