Vishnu Som

Vishnu Som (born July 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an Indian journalist. He is a defence editor and anchor with New Delhi Television (NDTV),[1] India's 24-hour news network. Som has reported extensively on war, conflict, aviation and natural disasters. He has covered the Kargil (North Kashmir), Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as the 2004 Asian tsunami, 2001 Bhuj (Gujarat, India) earthquake[1] and the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami (for which he was awarded for his coverage). In April 2012, he was awarded best Television Presenter in India by the News Television Awards.[2]

His father Himachal was an IFS officer and former Indian Ambassador to Italy and his mother Reba is an academic, historian, writer and classical singer from India.

Som’s career as a journalist has seen him exclusively interview major world leaders and personalities, for example Russian President Vladimir Putin, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and others.

Som has completed a multi-part documentary series called Great Battles, on the role of Indian soldiers in some of the greatest battles of the last century from Monte Cassino in the Second World War to the Siachen 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.[3] Som's programme, The Jet Set, looked at the experience of flying along with pilots on fighter aircraft such as the F/A-18, F-16, Mikoyan MiG-35 and Saab JAS 39 Gripen.[4] He has also flown in the Dassault Rafale of the French air force,[5][6] and the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Navy.[7]

Som anchors the 9 pm news and The Buck Stops Here and writes extensively for NDTV 24x7.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Company". NDTV. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. ↑ "NDTV Award List". NDTV. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. 2008-10-24. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  4. ↑ "a multirole fighter of the latest generation". Gripen. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  5. ↑ "Thunder at 100 feet: Flying France's Rafale Superfighter". NDTV. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "The story of the Rafale". NDTV. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "For One Hour, I Flew The Tejas Today - Here's What It's Like". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
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