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Afshan Anjum Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Afshan Anjum Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Education: BA Hons In Journalism

Husband: Danish Aziz

Hometown: New Delhi

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Bio/Wiki
Profession(s) TV Journalist, Anchor, and Blogger
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 165 cm**
in meters**- 1.65 m**
in feet & inches**- 5ā€™ 5ā€**
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements ā€¢ Best Television Event (2007) by ITA
ā€¢ Madhav Jyoti Alankar Award (2009)
ā€¢ NT Award for ā€˜Best Sports Presenter in Hindiā€™ (five times i.e. in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014)
ā€¢ Humanity Foundation & Aditya Birla Group Award (2018)


ā€¢ International Women Achievers Award (2018)
Personal Life
Date of Birth 23 September
Age She is in her late 30s.
Birthplace New Delhi
Zodiac sign Libra
Nationality Indian
Hometown New Delhi
College/University ā€¢ Delhi University
ā€¢ Cardiff University/Prifysgol Caerdydd, Wales, UK
Educational Qualification(s) ā€¢ BA Hons in Journalism (1996-1999)
ā€¢ Course in Broadcast Journalism (2006) check sources
LinkedIn
Food Habit Non-Vegetarian check sources
Tura Turi
Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Family
Husband/Spouse Danish Aziz (director at DKZ associates)
Parents Father- Name Not Known (works at Avery India Ltd)
Mother- Name Not Known
Children Son- Zizou (image in husband's section)
Siblings She has two elder brothers. One works as a scientist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, and the other is a businessman.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Afshan Anjum

  • Afshan Anjum is an Indian TV journalist, anchor, and blog writer.

  • She started her career as a sports correspondent with Aaj Tak in January 1999 in New Delhi.

  • She then joined NDTV in January 2003 as a news editor (sports). She used to host ā€˜Khel India/Googlyā€™ a daily sports round-up show.

  • She received a Chevening Scholarship during the program while pursuing a course in Broadcast Journalism in 2006.

  • In 2008, she hosted a sports news show ā€˜Kissa Cricket Kaā€™ along with the former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu and gained immenseĀ popularity with it.

  • Afshan has hosted a few popular cricket events like Indiaā€™s Tour of Pakistan in 2004, ICC World Cup Cricket tournaments in 2007, 2011, and 2015.

  • In 2019, she started working as a columnist, writer, and blogger at The Kashmir Monitor a newspaper in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

  • She was appointed as a C4D consultant for UNICEF India in September 2020.

  • She shifted to Jammu & Kashmir after her marriage.

    Afshan Anjum on her wedding day

  • In one of the blogs on a website, she talked about becoming a mother in her late 30s. She said,

I had my child in my late thirties, at an age I believed I had already lived more than half my life. By then, everyone including my mother, neighbourhood aunties, gynaecologists and even my maids had reminded me that it was high time I had a baby. I wasnā€™t just constantly reminded of the biological clock but also given hints of how it may just never happen. I did truly want it too, from the bottom of my heart. But how could I have a child before 35 when I only got married at 35? I wonder how many societies around the world advise having a child post 35 years of age. This number seems to have become an unofficial cut-off age for being a mother.ā€

  • She loves animals and often posts pictures of them on her Instagram account.

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