Kalli Purie is an Indian entrepreneur. She is best known as the daughter of Indian media tycoon Arun Puri. She is the Vice Chairman of the India Today Group, a media company headquartered in New Delhi, India.
Wiki/Biography
Kali Puri was born in Delhi, India. She completed her school education from Modern School, New Delhi. After completing her schooling, she went to Oxford University in England, where she received a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 33-27-34
family
Parents and siblings
Her father Aroon Purie founded the India Today Group. Her mother, Rekha Purie, is a businesswoman and social worker.
Kalli Purie’s parents Rekha Purie and Aroon Purie
Her sister Koel Purie is an Indian actress and businesswoman.
Koel Purie Rinchet and her husband Laurent Rinchet
Her brother Ankoor Purie is involved in journalism and is a businessman.
Photos of Ankoor Purie, brother of Kalli Purie
husband and children
Kalli Purie’s husband Raj Singh Bhandal is a businessman.
Kalli Purie and Raj Singh Bhandal
The couple has a son named Jehanvir (born in 2005) and a daughter named Jianoor (born in 2007).
Carly Pry and her daughter
Profession
Kallie Purie started working for the India Today Group in 1996. She started out as a marketing executive and reporter for leading magazine India Today. In 2011, she was appointed Chief Creative Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director of India Today Group. She served until 2015. She then took up the position of Group Editorial Director (Broadcast & New Media) at India Today Group, Noida, in 2015. In 2017, Kali Puri was appointed Vice Chairman, India Today Group.
Kalli Purie speaking at a conference in 2017 when she was appointed chairman of India Today Group
At India Today Group, Kalli Purie manages five television channels: Aaj Tak, Aaj Tak HD, India Today Television, Dilli Aaj Tak and Tez, as well as apps and a digital newspaper. She is also known for organizing top events and developing social media plans for the group. She is also responsible for the group’s major events such as India Today Conclave, Agenda Aaj Tak, Safaigiri, Sahitya Aaj Tak, India Today Mind Rocks, Panchayat Aaj Tak and India Today Global Roundtable”. Kalli Purie leads television, digital marketing and events for the India Today group.
Kalli Purie during Aaj Tak channel promotion
literature
In 2012, Kalli Purie published her book called Confessions of a Serial Dieter. This 295-page book deals with weight issues.
Kalli Purie promotes her book “Confessions of a Serial Dieter” in 2012
Awards, Honors and Achievements
- In 2017, she received the FICCI Outstanding Young Women in Media Achievement Award.
- Kalli Purie was subsequently named fifth among the 50 most powerful women in the sixth annual Influence magazine’s premier awards.
- In 2018, Kalli Purie was listed as one of the most important women in media, marketing and advertising in India.
- In 2019, she received two international awards – ‘India’s Most Influential Women in Media Award’ and ‘Outstanding Media and Entertainment Award’ at the UK Parliament Confluence Awards for Excellence.
Kalli Purie poses with winners at the UK Parliament Confluence Excellence Awards
- In 2021, the All India Management Association (AIMA) awarded Kalli Purie the Outstanding Contribution to Media Award.
Facts/Trivia
- Apart from being a media personality, Kalli Purie is also an accomplished speaker and regularly speaks at multiple events in the media industry in India (AIM, E4M, FRAMES) and across the world (FIPP, GEN).
- At one point, Puri gained a lot of weight and had health problems. It is understood that her weight was 104 kilograms before 2012, but then she made up her mind and started a fitness plan. In just 18 months, she successfully lost about 44 kilograms.
Carly Puri weight loss photos
- Kalli Purie is a fitness enthusiast. She does physical exercise regularly. She often shares photos of herself running and jogging with the media.
Kali Puri while jogging in the park
- Kalli Purie enjoys an occasional alcoholic beverage.
Kalli Purie holding a bottle of champagne
- Once, in a media interview, Kali Puri revealed that Puri stopped eating dinner in order to control her weight. The last thing she eats every day is a glass of skim milk, and she always finishes it before 6 p.m. She said that a fit body is the best clothing. Carly Puri says,
The ideal body must come from within you, and you must achieve it in a healthy way. It can’t be decided by other people, which is often the reason people get frustrated. “
Kali Puri transformation pictures
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