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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Aamir Peerzada<br />
| image = Aamir Rafiq Peerzada.jpg<br />
| caption = Peerzada in 2015<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|4|4}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bandipora]], [[Kashmir]]<br />
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| occupation = Journalist, filmmaker & author<br />
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| credits = Ramnath Goenka Award 2015, Redink Award 2016, Redink Award 2017, The Dark Hour: India Under Lockdowns<br />
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'''Aamir Peerzada''' is an Kashmiri journalist, documentary filmmaker and an author. He is currently working with the [[BBC News]], based out of Delhi and Srinagar. He has also worked with [[NDTV]] as a reporter and producer till March 2017. In 2015, he filmed a challenging journey to the top of [[Mount Everest]] during the [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/blog/frozen-bodies-snow-stained-with-blood-at-everest-base-camp-760351|title=Blog: Frozen Bodies, Snow Stained With Blood at Everest Base Camp}}</ref> The documentary '' Operation Everest – Summiteers to Saviours<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/shows/ndtv-special-ndtv-prime/the-indian-army-s-operation-everest-455533|title=The Indian Army's Operation Everest}}</ref>'' was later made using the footage recorded by Peerzada and his team. He has also produced documentary films ''Lighting the Himalayas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/travel/lighting-the-himalayas/lighting-the-himalayas-initiative-powers-up-phugtal-monastery-427526|title=Lighting The Himalayas Initiative Powers Up Phugtal Monastery}}</ref>'' and ''Siachen – Journey to the World's Highest Battlefield''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/blog/a-60-km-trek-to-the-worlds-highest-battlefield-siachen-1234739|title=Blog: A 60-km Trek to the World's Highest Battlefield, Siachen}}</ref><br />
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Peerzada has also been one of the authors for [https://books.google.co.in/books/about/The_Dark_Hour_India_Under_Lockdowns.html?id=S5FOEAAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y The Dark Hour: India Under Lockdowns], an anthology by [[Roli Books]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Peerzada was born in 1991 in [[Kashmir]]. His father was killed by unknown gunmen in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/aamir-rafiq-bags-second-redink-award-for-excellence-in-journalism |title=Aamir Rafiq bags second RedInk award for Excellence in Journalism|date= 10 June 2017|website=risingkashmir.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07109c6 |title=Aamir Peerzada is a journalist for BBC Indian languages. He grew up in Indian-administered Kashmir, during insurgency of the 1990s, and the violence reached his family. It was this tragic event which compelled him to become a journalist.|date= 15 February 2019|publisher=BBC}}</ref><br />
Peerzada did his schooling from [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya|Jawaher Navodaya Vidyalaya]] [[Baramulla]] and then joined [[University of Kashmir]] for [[Bachelors in Science]]. He later studied [[Broadcast Journalism]].<br />
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== Award and honours ==<br />
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* [[Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards|Ramnath Goenka Award for excellence in Journalism]] 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ramnath-goenka-foundation/winners2015.html|title=Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards|website=The Indian Express}}</ref><br />
* [[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink award]] 2016– Excellence in Indian Journalism under Sports category<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaipressclub.com/public/index.php/redink2016|title=Pressclub Mumbai|first=Pranav|last=Rathod|website=MumbaiPressclub}}</ref><br />
* [[Red Ink Awards|Red Ink award]] 2017– Excellence in Indian Journalism under Science and Innovation category<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaipressclub.com/public/index.php/redink2017|title=Pressclub Mumbai|first=Pranav|last=Rathod|website=MumbaiPressclub}}</ref><br />
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[[File:On-the-spot Reporting.jpg|thumb|Picture clicked when Aamir received Ramnath Goenka award from Prime Minister of India]]<br />
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==Recent work==<br />
* (2015) Operation Everest – Summiteers to Saviours NDTV<br />
* (2016) Lighting The Himalayas NDTV<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.newskashmirmagazine.com/greatest-weakness-lies-giving-aamir-rafiq-peerzada/ magazine interview]<br />
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07109c6 BBC Podcast about '''What compelled Aamir to become a journalist?]<br />
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08bdglq BBC Podcast about '''Surviving Everest's 2015 earthquake]<br />
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