Jajati Karan (born 22 April 1973) is a senior journalist from
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
,
India
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. He is the state Bureau Chief of
CNN-News18
CNN-News18 (originally CNN-IBN) is an Indian English-language news television channel founded by Raghav Bahl based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is currently co-owned by Network18 Group and Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN provides internationa ...
. He has been chosen for ‘RNTC international scholarship for investigative journalism course’ by the Netherlands government. Karan won
Ramnath Goenka
Ramnath Goenka (22 April 1904 – 5 October 1991) was an Indian newspaper publisher. He launched ''The Indian Express'' in 1932 and created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications.''A doyen of Indian Jou ...
national award in 2014 for his investigative journalism in the Odisha mining scam. He has done many exclusive stories on various scams in Odisha.
Early life
Karan is a native of Rajkanika block in
Kendrapara district
Kendrapara District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Kendrapara is the district headquarters. Kendrapara District is situated in the eastern portion of the state, and is bounded on the north by Bhadrak ...
of Odisha. He attended the
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), (Class of 1997) · New Delhi, India.
He went to
Andrews High School, Class of 1989 Kolkata and
India St. John the Baptist High School (St. Louis, Missouri) Mumbai, India. He earned a post graduate degree in
English Literature
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(Class of 1996) at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Orissa. Karan completed his journalism course from
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is an Indian media centre of learning and civil service training institute for the Indian Information Service Cadre funded and promoted by the Government of India in New Delhi. The IIMC is an auto ...
in
Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal is a town and a municipality in Dhenkanal district in the state of Odisha, India.
Geography
Dhenkanal is at . It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).
Demographics
As per the 2011 India census, Dhenkanal had a p ...
.
Career
He was appointed Chief of Bureau of Odisha
CNN-News18
CNN-News18 (originally CNN-IBN) is an Indian English-language news television channel founded by Raghav Bahl based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is currently co-owned by Network18 Group and Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN provides internationa ...
in 2005. In his career expanding over two decades, Karan has covered several impactful investigative stories in the national media. Karan is a senior correspondent, Odisha, with CNN-IBN.
Awards
Karan received several awards:
* RNTC international scholarship
*
Ramnath Goenka national award (2014)
* Chevening Scholarship (2007)
Contact No- 9437015089
References
Odia Scribe Gets International ScholarshipCNN-IBN wins 5 awards at Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism AwardsJajati Karan, Editor-In-chief, OMMCOM NEWSOdia Journalist Jajati Karan gets RNTC International ScholarshipJajati Karan, Odisha Bureau Chief, CNN IBNOdia scribe bags international scholarshipOMMCOM MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDIIMC alumni meet held in Bhubaneswar
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Indian Institute of Mass Communication alumni
Indian male journalists