Naghma Sahar
Naghma Sahar is an Indian television personality who is a news reporter for NDTV India. She used to host Salaam Zindagi on NDTV India and currently hosts International Agenda on week nights.
Early life and education
Naghma Sahar secured a Masters degree in geography from Delhi School of Economics (University of Delhi). Sahar was working towards getting a Phd degree before entering journalism. She was awarded a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in rural development. During this time, Naghma worked with Aaj Tak for a month as a researcher. Sahar went back to academics only to join Aaj Tak later in November 1999.
Career
Naghma Sahar started her career in the television media as a reporter in 1999 after brief stint as a print journalist with Asian Age. Sahar joined NDTV in 2003 and has since been anchoring Primetime News on NDTV India while also reporting on important events. On her former talk show, Salaam Zindagi, Sahar handled reporting on sensitive issues. She now hosts International Agenda, a presentation on International news and Indian DeFence policies towards world nations.
An anchor of several prime time shows, Sahar has also worked with the United Nations Population Council and the Centre for Social Research (CSR) - an NGO which focuses on women issues