Marya Shakil
Shakil during the ENBA Awards
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Patna, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Arts
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • news anchor
Years active2005–present
EmployerNDTV
Known forJournalism, TV Anchor
Spouse
Irfan Khan
​
(m. 2013)​
Children1
AwardsRamnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (2012 & 2014)

Marya Shakil is an Indian television journalist and TV news anchor in NDTV.[1][2] She hosts the network's shows News Epicenter and Reporters Project.[3]

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.[4] He was initially in Communist Party of India, later switched to Rashtriya Janata Dal, and then joined Janata Dal (United) in 2010.[5] Khan was member of Bihar legislative assembly twice.[6] 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.[7] Her father was also a criminal lawyer in Patna High Court and died in August 2012. Marya has two sisters.[8][9]

Marya completed her master's in mass communication from Jamia Millia Islamia in 2005.[10] She did internship at Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group) in 2004. Marya joined CNN-IBN (Network 18) in 2005. She did a 30 Minutes documentary on 2008 Bihar flood.[11] 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.

Personal life

Marya is married to Irfan Khan, who has started BlogMint company.[12] The couple lives in Noida.

Awards

Marya has won the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards as Best Political Journalist (Broadcast) in 2012[13] for her show on 2012 UP elections and then again in 2014[14] for her 2014 general elections coverage, including a documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

References

  1. ↑ "Xi and Modi: parallel autocrats?Is the world big enough for both of them, ask Kerry Brown and Marya Shakil".
  2. ↑ "Bihar's women may not decide their future, but they're definitely shaping the state's political future".
  3. ↑ "Marya Shakil: Exclusive News Stories by Marya Shakil on Current Affairs, Events at News18". News18. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dal spokesman dead".
  5. ↑ "Because Father Said So".
  6. ↑ "Senior Janata Dal-United leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan passes away". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ "Senior JD (U) leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan passes away".
  8. ↑ "Doing fine, miles away from politics - Wards of state politicians make a mark away from papas' field".
  9. ↑ "Senior JD(U) leader shakil ahmad died".
  10. ↑ "Workshop on Television Journalism by Ms. Maria Shakil, Special Correspondent, CNN-IBN, India" (PDF).
  11. ↑ Part 1
  12. ↑ "Blogmint launches responsible blogging adoption programme".
  13. ↑ "Ramnath Goenka Awards: The Storytellers for 2011 & 2012". The Indian Express. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ramnath Goenka Awards: List of winners for 2014". The Indian Express. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "2021 Nominees". Asian Television Awards. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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