Anubha Bhonsle is an Indian TV and print journalist and an author. She currently works as Executive Editor of

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Career

Bhonsle started her career with

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in 1999 and then moved to be part of Miditech, the Zee Group. From there she joined

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where she was part of the political bureau and an anchor. Bhonsle joined

at inception, as prime-time anchor and Senior Editor. Bhonsle researched on America's political history and the role of gender and race during her fellowship. She has taken up social issues and along with her team has led important projects. She has performed in-depth reporting from the North East,

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and other parts of India. Her reports on marginalized people in society have brought her particular recognition. She has also been noted for her show, 'Paisa Power Politics', exploring issues of political campaign financing. She edits the Citizen Journalist Show and reports from Kashmir and the North East regularly. As part of her fellowship for the People's Archive of Rural India (PARI), Anubha along with journalist and film maker Sunzu Bachaspatimayum have produced three short films and reportage on the lives and traditions of the Meitei community of Manipur. She published her reportage about Manipur insurgency and

Irom Sharmila Irom Sharmila Chanu (born 14 March 1972), also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" ("the fair one") is an Indian civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur, which is located on the north- ...

's struggle against

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in the form of a book ''Mother, Where’s My Country?'' in 2016.

Awards

Anubha Bhonsle won Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2009 and Chameli Devi Award for outstanding woman media person.

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, 20 March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015

Selected publications

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References

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