Marya Shakil

Marya Shakil is an Indian television journalist and TV news anchor in CNN-News18.[1][2] She hosts the network's shows News Epicenter and Reporters Project.[3]

Marya Shakil (center) with Pratik Sinha (left) and Ashish Khetan (right) at an Amnesty event in New Delhi
Marya Shakil
Shakil during the ENBA Awards
Born1983 (age 36–37)
Patna, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Arts
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • news anchor
Years active2005–present
EmployerCNN-News18
Known forJournalism, TV Anchor
Spouse(s)
Irfan Khan
(
m. 2013)
Children1
AwardsRamnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (2012 & 2014)

Early life and background

Marya's father Shakil Ahmad Khan was a politician from Makhpa, Makhdumpur, Jehanabad district, Bihar.[4] He was initially in Communist Party of India, later switched to Rashtriya Janata Dal, and then joined Janata Dal (United) in 2010.[5] Khan was member of Bihar legislative assembly twice.[6] He was a senior cabinet minister for energy, law, minority welfare and public relations department for ten years in the Rabri Devi government, prior to joining Janata Dal (United) in 2010.[7] Her father was also a criminal lawyer in Patna High Court and died in August 2012. Marya has two sisters – Adila Shakil and Fauzia Shakil (lawyer at Patna High Court and Advocate on Record at Supreme Court of India).[8][9] Her father started Makhpa Private ITI.

Marya completed her masters in Mass communication from Jamia Millia Islamia in 2005.[10] She did internship at Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group) in 2004. Marya joined CNN-IBN (Network 18) in 2005. She did a 30 Minutes documentary on 2008 Bihar flood.[11] Ahead of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Marya’s 30-minute show, ‘The Muslim Manifesto’, documented the “layers of change” within the Muslim community.

Personal life

Marya is married to Irfan Khan, who has started BlogMint company.[12] The couple lives in New Delhi and has a son.

Awards

Marya has won the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards as Best Political Journalist (Broadcast) in 2012[13] for her show on 2012 UP elections and then again in 2014[14] for her 2014 general elections coverage, including a documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

References
  1. "Xi and Modi: parallel autocrats?Is the world big enough for both of them, ask Kerry Brown and Marya Shakil".
  2. "Bihar's women may not decide their future, but they're definitely shaping the state's political future".
  3. "Marya Shakil: Exclusive News Stories by Marya Shakil on Current Affairs, Events at News18". News18. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  4. "Dal spokesman dead".
  5. "Because Father Said So".
  6. "Senior Janata Dal-United leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan passes away".
  7. "Senior JD (U) leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan passes away".
  8. "Doing fine, miles away from politics - Wards of state politicians make a mark away from papas' field".
  9. "Senior JD(U) leader shakil ahmad died".
  10. "Workshop on Television Journalism by Ms. Maria Shakil, Special Correspondent, CNN-IBN, India" (PDF).
  11. Part 1
  12. "Blogmint launches responsible blogging adoption programme".
  13. "Ramnath Goenka Awards: The Storytellers for 2011 & 2012". The Indian Express. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  14. "Ramnath Goenka Awards: List of winners for 2014". The Indian Express. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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