Anjana Om Kashyap

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{{short description|Indian anchor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
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| name = Anjana Om Kashyap
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| caption = Kashyap in 2014
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| birth_place = [[Ranchi]], [[Bihar]] (now [[Jharkhand]]), India
| occupation = Journalist, [[news presenter]]
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| spouse = Mangesh Kashyap
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| children = 2
| employer = [[India Today Group]]
| years_active = 2003 – present
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'''Anjana Om Kashyap''' is an [[India]]n news anchor working with Hindi news channel [[Aaj Tak]] as a Senior Executive Editor.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=OM Modi|first1=Anjana|title=Guest Column: Lynching on Social Media: Anjana Om Modi Kashyap|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/digital/guest-columnlynching-on-social-mediaanjana-om-kashyap_60798.html |website=www.exchange4media.com|access-date=19 April 2016|language=en}}</ref> Kashyap started her journalistic career by joining the public broadcaster [[Doordarshan]] before moving to [[Zee News]]. She then went to [[News 24 (India)|News 24]] before settling into [[Aaj Tak]].

== Early life and education ==
Kashyap was born in a middle class family to Omprakash Tiwari at [[Ranchi]].<ref name=":0" /> Her father was a doctor on short-service-commission with the [[Indian Army]], and served during the [[Bangladesh War of Independence]].<ref name=":0" />

She had her initial schooling at Loreto Convent, a local [[Catholic school]] and then from [[Delhi Public School, Ranchi]].<ref name=":0" /> She went on to pursue a honours in Botany from the [[University of Delhi]]. Kashyap went on to appear for the [[All India Pre Medical Test]] but failed to pass.<ref name=":0" /> She was a prolific debater and exhibited strong leadership qualities since childhood, having become the head-girl in both the schools and the president of her college hostel.<ref name=":0" />

After a few years, she enrolled at the [[Delhi School of Social Work]], for her post-graduation. Kashyap mentions that the curricula and field visits inculcated a spirit of public activism in her.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Kashyap's first job was as a [[Mental health counselor|counselor]] at the [[Daewoo Motors]];, however she resigned soon after an year.<ref name=":0" /> She then joined an NGO in the roles of a legal counselor.<ref name=":0" />

=== Journalism ===
In the early 2000s, Kashyap opted for a diploma in journalism, from [[Jamia Millia Islamia]].<ref name=":0" /> Upon graduation, she joined [[Doordarshan]], where she was assigned to the news-desk of ''Aankhon Dekhi'', an investigative show but was also allotted infrequent reporting duties.<ref name=":0" />

Within a year, she moved to [[Zee News]].<ref name=":0" /> Whilst she wanted to be an anchor all throughout; the channel found her lacking in speaking finesse and employed her in producing roles.<ref name=":0" /> In her later years at Zee, she successfully passed the auditions and were occasionally used as an anchor for special features.<ref name=":0" />

In 2007, she joined [[News 24 (India)|News 24]], where she was, for the first time, assigned a mainstream role at anchoring in the form of moderating an evening debate show.<ref name=":0" /> She left the venture in early 2012 and moved to Star News; however, it was shut down months later.<ref name=":0" /> Kashyap thus became one of the several journalists, to follow her immediate ex-boss at News24 – Supriya Prasad from [[News 24 (India)|News 24]] to Aaj Tak, around late 2012.<ref name=":0" />

=== Views ===
Kashyap has been noted to be a strong voice against [[Reservation in India|reservations in India]] for socially oppressed classes and likewise affirmative actions; in a media-panel discussion, she had once described the system to be infested by 'termites', which brought neither social mobility nor economic affluence for the target-populace.<ref name=":0" /> She mentions her [[Brahminism|Brahminical]] upbringing and the [[Mandal Commission protests of 1990|social tensions]] prevalent in the aftermath of enacting [[Mandal Commission]] recommendations, as contributing factors.<ref name=":0" />

== Reception ==
=== The Caravan ===
A [[Long-form journalism|long-form piece]] over [[The Caravan]] (by Nikita Saxena), has been highly critical of Kashyap's journalism, noting the aggressive propagation of [[Hindutva]] centered ideologies and biased reporting in favour of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], across a variety of situations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/anjana-om-kashyap-star-hindi-news-television|title=How Anjana Om Kashyap, a star of Hindi news television, sells the new normal|last=Saxena|first=Nikita|date=1 December 2019|website=[[The Caravan]]|publisher=Delhi Press|language=en|url-access=subscription|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref> [[Scroll.in]] has noted her to be an establishment friendly news anchor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/video/949165/establishment-friendly-news-anchor-anjana-om-kashyap-says-caa-and-nrc-can-be-a-lethal-combination|title=Establishment-friendly news anchor Anjana Om Kashyap says CAA and NRC can be a 'lethal combination'|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>

Kashyap was one of the few reporters, who were allowed an interview by [[Narendra Modi]], in the run-up to the 2019 National Elections. Saxena notes that Kashyap refused to pose any challenging question to him.<ref name=":0" />

Kashyap's reporting of the [[2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute|2019 Supreme Court proceedings on Ayodhya title dispute]] toed a pro-Hindutva line with numerous debates and special shows, that spanned a vast avenue from seeking the reasons behind a routine deferment of the case (around October 18) to inquiring about why the Muslims were unable to compromise with a ''mere'' 5 acre land, and the timeline of Ram Mandir construction, all along with provocative headlines and audience-polls; it ended with welcoming the final verdict in favour of the Hindus, as a sacred occasion.<ref name=":0" />

=== Controversies ===
While reporting about the [[2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak]], Kashyap entered the neonatal ICU at [[Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital]] and started haranguing the on-duty pediatrician.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/elections/social-dangal/aaj-tak-anjana-om-kashyap-heckles-doctor-bihar-hospital|title='Why Scold Doctor on Duty?' TV Reporter's ICU Coverage Faces Flak|date=19 June 2019|website=[[The Quint]]|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref> She was widely criticised for her inappropriate behaviour.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/tv-anchor-anjana-om-kashyap-criticised-for-entering-icu-in-bihar-hospital-for-news-report/cid/1692736|title=TV anchor Anjana Om Kashyap criticised for entering ICU in Bihar hospital for news report|date=19 June 2019|website=Telegraph India|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref> The Indian Medical Association subsequently filed a complaint against her, for endangering the lives of children, in an attempt to gain publicity.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/medical-association-letter-to-channel-on-anjana-om-kashyap-s-icu-entry/cid/1693229|title=Medical Association letter to channel on Anjana Om Kashyap's ICU entry|website=Telegraph India}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kashyap is married to Mangesh Kashyap, an officer of the 1995 [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service]] cadre.<ref name=":0" /> Anjana met Mangesh during her days at Delhi University.<ref name=":0" /> Mangesh was the erstwhile Addl. Deputy Commissioner of the Delhi Police and since 2016, has been the Chief Vigilance Officer of [[South Delhi Municipal Corporation]].<ref name=":0" /> They have a son and a daughter.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.anjanaomkashyap.com/}}

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