Bahar Dutt (born 20 June 1975)[3] is an Indian television journalist and environmental editor and columnist for CNN-IBN.[4]
Bahar Dutt | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1975 |
| Education | University of Delhi; University of Kent |
| Occupation(s) | Television journalist and environmental editor |
| Employer | CNN-IBN Live |
| Known for | environmental journalism |
| Spouse | Vijay Bedi[2] |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Barkha Dutt (sister) |
| Website | Beasts in My Belfry |
Early life
editBahar Dutt is the daughter of SP Dutt and Prabha Dutt, who was among India's first female journalists and influenced Bahar's career path.[1] Bahar Dutt is the sister of well-known journalist Barkha Dutt.[5]
Bahar is the only Indian environmental journalist to have won Green Oscar for her reporting on environment issues in India. [6] [7]
Dutt is a wildlife conservationist by training.[4] She first earned a degree in social work from University of Delhi. Dutt then pursued wildlife conservation at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology from the University of Kent and earned her MSc degree.[1][8]
Career
editBefore turning to journalism, Dutt worked on her own conservation projects.[9] She spent seven years with the Bahelias, or snake charmers, across Haryana and Rajasthan in northern India.[1] India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 made wild animals public property, which made the snake charmers' practice of catching snakes and training them illegal.[10] Dutt worked with them to combine their knowledge of snakes and musical abilities into public performances and education without the use of snakes.[9][10] In that project she merged wildlife conservation and heritage preservation.[8] Her work with the snake charmers was featured in media.[11]
She was hired in 2005 to be an environmental journalist by Rajdeep Sardesai.[1] For CNN-IBN she is the Environment Editor, she has done undercover investigations, news reports. Her reportage has influenced policy and led to the stoppage of many illegal projects coming up on wetlands and forests
Notable works of journalism
editIn 2006, she directed Last Dance of the Sarus. This was an award-winning investigative news piece about the drainage of wetlands in eastern India that are the habitat of almost a third of the world's sarus cranes. The drainage project was for the proposed development of an airport.[12][13][14]
Bahar recently released her book, Green Wars. The book draws on Dutt's experience as a conservationist to look at how the tension between a modernising economy and saving the planet can be resolved.[15]
Awards
edit- 2006 Ramnath Goenka Award for excellence in environmental reporting for Last Dance of the Sarus[12]
- 2006 Wildscreen Award (International). Dutt was awarded a "Red Panda" in 2006 for Last Dance of the Sarus in the news category by the Wildscreen Festival.[13][14]
- 2007 Young Environment Journalist Award[16]
- 2009 Sanctuary-RBS Wildlife Awards. Dutt was awarded the Wings award for raising the stature of environmental journalism.[17]
- 2009 Sanskriti award[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Meet Bahar Dutt". Sanctuary Asia. February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ We bought a farm: The story of one Delhi couple's adventures with the simple life. Hindustan Times.
- ^ @bahardutt (20 June 2021). "First #FathersDay without my dad first birthday without my father. #COVID19 has scarred so many of us in so many ways" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 April 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Bahar Dutt's Blog - Beasts in my Belfry: IBNlive.com". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Prabha Dutt fellowship goes to Express journalist". Express India. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Bahar Dutt and CNN-IBN". Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Pragyan 16 - Bahar Dutt".
- ^ a b Barua, Proyashi (30 November 2009). "In the wild". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b "A Different Charm: Bahar Dutt comes to rescue of Delhi snake charmers". India Today. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Charm offensive". Nature. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Indian snake-charmers". Science Show. Australian Broadcasting Corp. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b "TV 18 shines at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2006". Indian Television. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b "India bags two Pandas at Bristol wildlife film fest". The Indian Express. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b Ganesh, Narayani (20 October 2006). "Green oscars: 2 Indian films win top prizes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "HarperCollins Publishers India Ltd". Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Assam youth bags Forum of Environment Journalist award". The Hindu. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Bahar Dutt conferred with RBS Wildlife Awards". ibnlive. 31 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Young achievers get this year's Sanskriti Awards". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
External links
edit- IBN Live channel, "CJ Show: Bahar Dutt takes viewers questions" (9 June 2013)
- Beast in My Belfry, columns by Bahar Dutt
- International wildlife and environmental film festival 2009
- Green oscars: 2 Indian films win top prizes, First ever news journalist to win Green Oscar
- World Environment Day: Saving the sacred Ganga