Shiv Aroor is an Indian journalist, writer, and television anchor. He currently serves as the Managing Editor at ''

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'', having previously held the position of Senior Executive Editor ''

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''. He's an expert in defense and security affairs, has covered conflicts as a defense correspondent, reporting from regions like

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, and

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. He also runs a defense website called ''livefistdefence.com'', which he founded in 2007 and which was a winner in the 2012 and 2013 DefenceIQ Blogging Awards in the category Regional Defence Blog. Aroor is a post-graduate in international journalism from

Cardiff University Cardiff University () is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a founding college of the University of Wales in 1893. It was renamed Unive ...

in the UK and a graduate from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He wrote the book, ''Operation Jinnah'', in 2017. In 2018, he co-authored ''India's Most Fearless'' and then its sequels in 2019 and 2022, respectively. The 2024

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blockbuster '' Amaran'' was based on one of the segments of his book, which is related to Major Mukund Varadarajan. India's Most Fearless 3, co-authored with Rahul Singh, was released in August 2022. This book was launched by the three service chiefs—

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VR Chaudhari,

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R Hari Kumar, and

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at an event in

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on 17 January 2023. One of the chapters from the book about the Battle of Galwan has been acquired to be made into a film by

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. Aroor is the great-grandson of Kannada poet and scholar, Sri

Panje Mangesh Rao Panje Mangesh Rao (1874–1937) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote short stories, essays, poems and children's rhymes in Kannada. He is known as 'kavishishya'. He wrote Huthariya haadu, Naagara haave, Koti chennaya, Gudugudu Gummata Devaru, ...

Transition to NDTV

On February 28, 2025, Shiv Aroor bid farewell to

after an 18-year tenure, marking the end of a significant chapter in his journalism career. Following a brief sabbatical, he joined

as Managing Editor on April 2, 2025.

Books

Author * ''Operation Jinnah'' (2017). Juggernaut. Co-Author * ''India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes'' (2018),

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. Co-authored with Rahul Singh. * ''India's Most Fearless 2: More Military Stories of Unimaginable Courage and Sacrifice'' (2019), Penguin. Co-authored with Rahul Singh. * ''India's Most Fearless 3: New Military Stories of Unimaginable Courage and Sacrifice'' (2022), Penguin, Co-authored with Rahul Singh.

References

Living people 20th-century Indian journalists 21st-century Indian journalists Indian newspaper editors Indian male television journalists Alumni of Cardiff University St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni 1980 births NDTV people {{India-journalist-stub