Barkha Dutt

What I admire about Barkha Dutt is that she built her name on the ground, not in the studio. Her frontline coverage of the 1999 Kargil conflict made her, and that instinct to go where the story actually is has defined her career. Leaving NDTV after 21 years to launch her own digital channel, MoJo Story, took real nerve in an industry where the network usually owns the brand. I respect journalists who bet on their own voice. She is the kind of reporter whose credibility comes from showing up, and that matters more to me than any polished anchor desk.

Name (English)

Barkha Dutt

Name (Japanese)

バルカー・ダット

Reading

ばるかー・だっと

Born

December 18, 1971 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

Origin

Delhi, India

Occupation

news presenter / author / journalist

University

University of Delhi

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Padma Shri in literature and education
• 1999 Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson

• Official sitehttp://www.barkhadutt.tv/
• Xhttps://x.com/bdutt
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha%20Dutt
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3634855

Tags

• news presenter
• author
• journalist

Last updated

2026-06-20

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