Vishnu Som Age, Family, Biography
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Age: 50 Years
Hometown: Darjeeling
Wife: Arundhati Roy
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Journalist |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Career | |
| Awards | • 2021- Editor's Pick, Global Investigative Journalism Network • 2023- 'India's Transformational News Anchor Award' at the WCRCINT Awards • 2024- Best Anchor (English) Award at the Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA)  • Ramnath Goenka Award • The Commonwealth Broadcasting Award • Indian Telly Award |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | July, 1974 |
| Age (as of 2024) | 50 Years |
| Birthplace | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danes |
| Hometown | Darjeeling |
| School | St. Paul's School, Darjeeling |
| College/University | Carleton University, Ontario, Canada |
| Educational Qualification(s) | • Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History and Political Science from Carleton University • Master of Arts in Mass Communication from Carleton University |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Arundhati Roy (Businesswoman) |
| Parents | Father- Himachal Som (Deceased) (Indian Foreign Service officer) Mother- Dr. Reba Som (Author, Historian, and Singer)  |
| Siblings | Brother- Abhishek (Businessman) |
| Favourites | |
| Sports | Cricket, Scuba Diving |
| Social Media | |
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Vishnu Som
- Vishnu Som was raised by his parents in an upper-middle-class family.
Vishnu Som’s childhood photo with his mother
- In 1996, Vishnu Som started his journalism career by joining the Indian news media company ‘New Delhi Television Ltd’ (NDTV) as the Executive Editor and Principal Anchor.
- Vishnu Som is an aviation enthusiast and often shares photos of him in different aircraft on social media.
Vishnu Som at the Air Force Station, Jodhpur
- Vishnu Som loves dogs and enjoys spending time with them.
Vishnu Som posing with a dog
- He was the first reporter to enter the 2001 Bhuj earthquake disaster zone in Gujarat.
- Vishnu Som has produced more than 50 documentaries for NDTV and leads editorial teams, producers, graphics designers and video editors who work on news programmes that he anchors.
- Vishnu Som has planned, designed, and broadcasted some of NDTV’s most prominent campaigns including the ‘Save the Tiger,’ the ‘Diageo- NDTV Road to Safety,’ the ‘Fortis-NDTV More to Give (Organ Donation),’ and the ‘Uber-NDTV Roshan Dilli’ (Safety in public spaces in Delhi).
- In 2004, Vishnu Som was the first reporter to report from Great Nicobar during the Indian Ocean tsunami.
- In 2006, Vishnu completed a multi-part documentary series titled ‘Great Battles’ which was based on the role of Indian soldiers in some of the greatest battles like the ‘Kargil War’ (1999).
The poster of the multi-part documentary series titled ‘Great Battles’ (2006)
- One of the documentaries produced by Vishnu is ‘India’s Underwater Treasures’ (2010) which was based on the impact of global warming on India’s coral formations.
Vishnu Som in a still from the NDTV documentary titled ‘India’s Underwater Treasures’ (2010)
- In 2011, Vishnu was the only Indian journalist in Sendai during the Japan tsunami.
- Vishnu has been on war zone sites covering the Ukraine, Kargil, Afghanistan, Congo, and Iraq conflicts.
Vishnu Som reporting from the war site of Ukraine
- He has interviewed many international leaders such as President Vladimir Putin (Russia), former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Japan), former US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry, former Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan, former Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, and Bill Gates.
Vishnu Som (right) during an interview with Bill Gates
- In 2017, Vishnu Som became the world’s first reporter to fly on the Indian single-engine, advanced 4th generation delta wing multirole combat aircraft ‘The HAL Tejas.’
Vishnu Som flying in the fighter jet named ‘The HAL Tejas’ (2017)
- In 2023, he anchored global sessions of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland.
Vishnu Som (right) at the global session in Davos, Switzerland
- In 2024, Vishnu was invited as a guest speaker to conduct a session on the aspects of subcontinental engagement in the Great War at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Vishnu Som (extreme left) during a session at the Jaipur Literature Festival (2024)
- Vishnu Som is the host of a vacation property which is listed on Airbnb. The property is situated in the Ranikhet town of Uttarakhand.
Vishnu Som’s Instagram post about his vacation home listed on Airbnb
