Nalini Singh is an Indian journalist, news anchor and author. She is best known for hosting the investigative news show “Aankhon Dekhi” on Indian Television.
Wiki/Biography
Nalini Singh was born on Saturday, September 1, 1945 (74 years old in 2019) in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her star sign is Virgo. She went to school at Barakhanba Modern School, Delhi.
An old photo of Nalini Singh
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Nalini Singh belonged to a Brahmin family.
Parents and siblings
Nalini is the daughter of consumer rights activist Hari Dev Shourie.
Nalini Singh’s father
She has two brothers. Her brother Deepak Shourie is an Indian journalist and Arun Shourie is a famous Indian economist and politician who has also served as a Union Minister in the Indian government.
Nalini Singh’s brother Arun Shourie
Nalini Singh’s brother Deepak Shourie
Relationships, husbands and children
Nalini Singh is married to SPN Singh, the son of Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, former governor of Uttar Pradesh and first Indian ambassador to Nepal. Her daughter Ratna Veera is a writer. Her son Sukaran Singh is the vice president of Tata Advanced Systems.
Nalini Singh’s daughter Ratna Veera
Sukaran Singh, son of Nalini Singh
Profession
Nalini Singh started her career on India Television as a journalist and TV anchor. She has hosted many popular current affairs programmes on the channel. In 1995, Nalini hosted the social documentary series Hello Zindagi on India Television.
Nalini Singh presents news on Indian TV
She is known for hosting the investigative news show ‘Aankhon Dekhi’ on the DD Metro channel (now known as DD News). She hosted the show from 1990 to 2002. Nalini is the Managing Director of TV Live India Pvt Ltd. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the news channel Nepal-1.
Nalini Singh interviewed
dispute
Nalini Singh has been in controversy for behaving inappropriately towards Anjana Rawal, a journalist from Nepal-1 News Channel. Nalini called Rawal a “bitch” and asked Rawal to “eat” her shoes, which angered Anjana, who slapped Nalini and filed a defamation case against her.
Facts/Trivia
- Her hobbies include writing and painting.
- In 1980, Nalini assisted author Devaki Jain in writing the book Women’s Quest for Power: Five Indian Case Studies.
Women’s quest for power: Five case studies from India
- In May 2014, Nalini’s daughter Ratna Vira published a novel titled A Daughter by Court Order, which sparked some speculation about the autobiography.
- In an interview, Singh’s daughter Ratna revealed that she did not have a harmonious relationship with her mother.
- Singh was one of the five journalists asked by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Delhi Police to record Sunanda Pushkar murder case. Nalini was reportedly a close friend of Sunanda and she was one of the few people Sunanda spoke to in the last hours before her death.
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