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Sahar Zaman
Political Newscaster . Arts Journalist . Events Curator . Artist. TEDx Speaker.
Sahar Zaman has almost 20 years of experience in the field of News and Arts.
She is the Founder of Asia's first web channel on arts, Hunar TV. She is the Director of home decor & jewelry brand Chamak Patti. She is the Prime Time face for Mirror Now at the Times Network. She has been invited by LimeRoad to create home decor looks for their clients. As Newscaster, her job involves conducting LIVE chats and debates with experts and correspondents on ground on politics and current affairs.
As Arts Journalist, she has produced and presented interviews with the leading names in Arts and Design such as Anish Kapoor, Fabio Novembre , Marcel Wanders, Subodh Gupta, MF Husain.
At Hunar TV, Sahar drives the content and video production for especially curated video capsules on arts and culture. Her job also involves partnering with sponsors and clients to support Hunar TV productions and events. More at www.youtube.com/user/HunarTv
Under the brand name Chamak Patti, Sahar works with sheets of reflective sticker which are tediously hand cut by her and used in patterns of her design. The sticker is used to embellish storage trunks, glass bottles, table tops, wooden furniture,walls, kitchen home-ware such as copper goblets, trays and wine glasses. The brand has also expanded to jewelry and fashion accessories. More at www.facebook.com/ChamakPattiwithSaharZaman
As Arts Curator, she is involved in developing art shows with politically and socially relevant issues. This involves getting the right artists on board with an art gallery to provide physical space for a unique immersive art experience.
She has been invited by TEDx to talk about her unique journey in news and arts. The Economic Times, Times Life, Femina, YourStory, SheThePeople, Radio One International have all done special features on her work.
In the past, Sahar has worked with CNN IBN, Bloomberg TV, DoorDarshan News, Tehelka, OPEN Magazine, Reuters Asia, Headlines Today (TV Today Group).
She writes on arts and politics at the Times of India, The Quint, The Sunday Guardian, and National Herald.
WORK HISTORY - - Freelancing as newscaster, writer, curator and guest lecturer. (2010 - Present) - Senior NewsAnchor and Prime Time face for Mirror Now (2017 - Present) - Senior NewsAnchor and Prime Time face for NewsX (2013 - 2017) - Independent writer, art curator at Tehelka, OPEN, The Quint, Turn On Art (2010 - Present) - Independent Anchor and Producer at Bloomberg UTV, CNN IBN (2010) - At CNN IBN, as senior news anchor and arts correspondent (2005-2010) - At DD News as anchor-producer (2005) - At Headlines Today (India Today) as Assistant Producer (2004) - Freelanced with DD India and DD Sports as anchor, writer, voice-over artist (2003) - At Reuters/Asian News International (ANI) as reporter, anchor and producer (2002 - 2003) - Scripted and presented shows for All India Radio's General Overseas Service (2001)
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