Neelum Sharma (7 March 1969 – 17 August 2019) was an Indian anchor who was most well known as one of the founding anchors of

Doordarshan Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and B ...

and was a recipient of the

Nari Shakti Puraskar The Nari Shakti Puraskar () is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. It is presented by the presi ...

, the highest civilian award for women in India.

Life

Through her show ''Tejaswini'', Neelum focused on women achievers of India. She was also a documentary filmmaker, having over 60 films to her name. She started her career with Doordarshan in 1995 and was associated with the channel for over 20 years. She died on 17 August 2019 at the age of 50 due to cancer.

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Indian women television journalists 2019 deaths 1969 births Deaths from breast cancer in India Jamia Millia Islamia alumni Lady Shri Ram College alumni Indian Institute of Mass Communication alumni {{India-journalist-stub