Barkha Dutt

bharatiya telivijana patrakara aur stanbhakara · age 54

Barkha Dutt photo

life in chapters

6 milestones from birth to now, with Barkha's age at every one.

1970s

  1. Birth

    Born December 18, 1971

1990s

  1. age ~28 Career milestone

    Frontline reporting during the 1999 Kargil War

    reporter

    Dutt gained national prominence at NDTV for her on-the-ground coverage of the Kargil conflict, including an interview with Captain Vikram Batra.

2000s

  1. age ~37 Award

    Awarded the Padma Shri

    recipient

    Dutt received the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian honours, for her contribution to journalism.

2010s

  1. age ~44 Release

    Publishes 'This Unquiet Land: Stories from India's Fault Lines'

    author

    Dutt released her book examining the social and political fault lines of contemporary India.

  2. age ~46 Career milestone

    Departs NDTV after 21 years

    journalist

    Dutt left NDTV in January 2017, ending a two-decade run at the broadcaster where she rose to prominence.

  3. age ~47 Career milestone

    Founds the digital platform Mojo Story

    founder-editor

    Dutt launched Mojo Story, an independent mobile-journalism-led digital news channel that she continues to lead.

age 54 now

Still going