Vishnu Som

{{Short description|Indian news anchor and journalist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}} '''Vishnu Som ''' (born July 1974 in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]) is an Indian [[news anchor]] and [[journalist]]. He is the Executive Editor and Principal Anchor with [[New Delhi Television]] (NDTV),<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/corporatepage/ndtv_24_7.aspx |title=The Company |publisher=NDTV |access-date=2012-08-04}}</ref> India's first 24-hour news network. Som reported extensively on war, environment, conflict, aviation and natural disasters. He has covered, in person, the [[Kargil War|Kargil]] (North Kashmir), [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]], [[Iraq war|Iraq]] and 2022 Russo-Ukrainian wars as well as the 2004 [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Asian tsunami]], 2001 [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Bhuj (Gujarat, India) earthquake]]<ref name="autogenerated1" /> and the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami (for which he was awarded for his coverage). In April 2012, he was awarded the best Television Presenter in India by the News Television Awards.<ref name="ndtvfa">{{cite web|title=NDTV Award List|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/corporatepage/Awardswonlist.aspx|publisher=NDTV|access-date=4 September 2012}}</ref>

Som anchors Left, Right and Centre at 9pm and the 10 pm news on NDTV.<ref>{{Citation|title=Video {{!}} Announcement On Plan To Involve Private Sector For Vaccinations Soon: VK Paul To NDTV|url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/left-right-centre/covid-vaccination-announcement-on-plan-to-involve-private-sector-for-vaccinations-soon-vk-paul-to-nd-576584|access-date=2021-02-22}}</ref> He has conducted one-on-one interviews with international leaders such as President [[Vladimir Putin]], Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, Bill Gates and [[Henry Kissinger]] among others. His work has been recognised both in India and abroad through awards including the Ramnath Goenka Award, the Commonwealth Broadcasting Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards: Winners from NDTV|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ramnath-goenka-excellence-in-journalism-awards-winners-from-ndtv-661586|access-date=2021-02-22|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> and the Indian Telly awards.

Som's father [[Himachal Som]] was an IFS (Indian Foreign Service) officer and former Indian Ambassador to Italy and his mother [[Reba Som|Reba]] is an academic, historian, writer and classical singer from India.

Som studied at [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling]].<ref>{{cite tweet |user=vishnundtv |author=Vishnu Som |number=994070794681626627 |date=2018-05-09 |title=As students in St.Paul's Darjeeling, we used to lobby for a 'sunshine holiday' after days of torrential rainfall. These days in Delhi, the Met dept gives folks a free storm holiday even when it barely rains ! }}</ref> He then completed his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in History & Political Science (1994), and [[Master's degree|Master's]] in [[Communications and Media Studies (CMS), Tufts University|Communication & Media studies]] (1996) from [[Carleton University]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Education|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishnu-som-9161b75/?originalSubdomain=in|website=Linkedin}}</ref>

Som has completed a multi-part [[Documentary film|documentary]] series called ''Great Battles'', on the role of Indian soldiers in some of the greatest battles of the last century, from [[Battle of Monte Cassino|Monte Cassino]] in the [[Second World War]] to the [[Siachen]] [[Mountain warfare|high altitude conflict]]. His documentary series, India's Underwater Treasures, which looked at the impact of global warming on India's coral formations, won the best series award at the Indian Telly Awards, 2008 and a special commendation at the Commonwealth Broadcasting Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=28 |title=IndianTelevisionAcademy.com |publisher=IndianTelevisionAcademy.com |date=2008-10-24 |access-date=2012-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217190145/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=28 |archive-date=2012-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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