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Neelam Sharma (News Anchor) Age, Death, Husband, Biography & More

Neelam Sharma (News Anchor) Age, Death, Husband, Biography & More

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Death Date: 17/08/2019

Death Cause: Bronchopneumonia

Age: 50 Years

Bio/Wiki
Real Name Neelum Sharma
Profession News Anchor, Journalist
Famous For Being the Doordarshan News Prime Time Anchor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 165 cm**
in meters**- 1.65 m**
in feet inches**- 5’ 5”**
Career
Debut As a News Anchor: DD News (1995)
Awards, & Honours • Aadhi Abadi Women Achievers Awards 2010
• Media Maharathi 2013
• KPS Gill "Fearless Indian" award for excellence in journalism 2017
• Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019
Personal Life
Date of Birth Year: 1969
Birthplace Not Known
Date of Death 17 August 2019
Place of Death At a private hospital in Noida
Age (at the time of death) 50 Years
Death Cause Bronchopneumonia (A type of pneumonia, a condition that causes inflammation of the lungs)
Nationality Indian
Hometown New Delhi, India
School Not Known
College/University • Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi (Graduation)
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi (Diploma in Journalism)
• Mass Communication Research Centre - Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi (Degree in Journalism)
Educational Qualification Masters in Journalism
Religion Hinduism
Caste Brahmin
Hobbies Listening to Music, Reading books and Novels
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death) Married
Affairs/Boyfriends Not Known
Family
Husband/Spouse Name Not Known
Children Son- 1 (15-year old)
Daughter- None
Parents Names Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Neelam Sharma

  • Neelam Sharma was a senior anchor and news presenter of DD News, the national news channel of India run by the government agency, Prasar Bharati.

  • She was considered to be one of the most popular Indian News Anchors, she became the face of Doordarshan with her popular prime time news show on DD National in the 1990s era.

    Neelum Sharma – DD National Prime Time News Show

    Neelam Sharma, anchoring a news show on DD INDIA

  • Other than presenting news shows on DD News, she hosted the flagship programs like- Charcha Mein, Ehsaas, Tejaswini, etc.

    Neelum Sharma, hosting ‘Tejaswani’ on DD News

  • From 2012 to 2018, she hosted the annual event ‘Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad’ (Indian Student Parliament) run by MIT-SOG in Pune.

  • She used to appear on her shows in traditional Indian attire- the saree and open hair. Her traditional appearance has been also appreciated by noted media stalwart Amita Malik.

  • Apart from hosting a few shows on DD News, Neelum also wrote and directed a few shows for Doordarshan.

  • On the evening of 17 August 2019, Doordarshan News officially tweeted about the sudden demise of Neelum Sharma.

#DDNews mourns passing away of our dear Colleague Neelum Sharma. A founding anchor with over 20 years of association with #ddnews , she played a stellar role in many capacities. From 'Badi Charcha' to 'Tejasvini' her path breaking progs won accolades including Nari Shakti Award pic.twitter.com/dYKv3S4aCe

— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) August 17, 2019