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{{Short description|Indian journalist and television news anchor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Karma Paljor
|image=Karma Paljor.jpg
|caption=Karma Paljor in 2006
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|birth_place= [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]], India
|education = {{ubl|[[Bangalore University]]|[[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai#Institutes|Xavier Institute of Communication]]}}
|occupation = {{Hlist | Journalist | news anchor}}
|years_active = 2001–present
|organization =
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|children=
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'''Karma Paljor''' is an Indian journalist and television news anchor. His career as a media professional began in 2001 and since then he's been associated with some famous news channel and last channel he was with is [[CNN-News18]].<ref name="news18.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/byline/karma-paljor.html|title=Karma Paljor: Exclusive News Stories by Karma Paljor on Current Affairs, Events at News18|work=[[News18.com]]|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/karma-paljor/profile-1914005.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317143157/http://www.in.com/karma-paljor/profile-1914005.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2017|title=Karma Paljor Profile - Photos, Wallpapers, Videos, News, Movies, Karma Paljor Songs, Pics|work=in.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> He has received several awards for his role as a reporter and for his coverage of natural disasters since then. He co-founded Atvi Infotainment, a content creation company in 2018. The business verticals include ''[[EastMojo]]'' and Atvi Studios.

==Early life and education==

After attending school in [[Tashi Namgyal Academy]], at his birthplace [[Sikkim]], India, Karma Paljor headed for graduation from [[Bangalore University]] and then post-graduation diploma from Xavier Institute of Communication, [[Mumbai]].

==Career==

Karma started his career with ''[[The Times of India]]'' in [[Mumbai]] and moved to [[CNBC TV18]] in 2001. Apart from covering national and political stories for the channel, Paljor also anchored the breakfast show on [[CNBC TV18]].<ref name="news18.com"/> He won the [[Chevening Scholarship]] for Broadcast journalism in 2004. He joined [[CNN-IBN]] in 2005 as a founding employee and has hosted every possible show on the channel. He specializes in covering aviation and natural disaster. He has planned and executed several programs like ''Budget Yatra'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-AsYsK_6gQ|title=Budget Yatra 2013: Ground reports on economy from across the country|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra4rziUwni4|title=Budget Yatra: The 'Make in India' journey of country's aerospace industry|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSLoYC_j_ss|title=Watch: Budget Yatra in Chattisgarh with Karma Paljor|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFVaNXgfb5I|title=Watch: Budget Yatra with Karma Paljor at 10 pm on CNN-IBN|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP0dyLVlojU|title=Budget Yatra: Challenges of the tea industry|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> ''Axe the Tax'', and ''Reporters Project''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkHnDQB5DmA|title=Reporter's Project: Kota's Coaching Industry, a Cauldron|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/paljor.karma/videos/10154439531842641/|title=Karma Paljor|work=facebook.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmNZP-MVEmY&t=5s|title=Another IIT aspirant commits suicide in Kota|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> Some of his other shows were ''Cash Crisis Yatra'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLieBxlGZ74|title=Watch: Cash Crisis Yatra With Karma Paljor|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> ''Interview with Jeff Bezos'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuhxyRrIk8|title=Full Interview -- Jeff Bezos with Karma Paljor -- IBNLive|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> ''India @9'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQU77bl_C9Y|title=Watch: India@9 With Karma Paljor|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> ''Big 5 @10''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2y4ZvMUF8M|title=Watch: Big 5@10 With Karma Paljor|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> He also headed the special features team.

==Awards and honors==

Karma was awarded the reporter of the year in 2010 by [[Indian Television]] at the News Television Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k10/mar/mar187.php|title=NT Awards honours TV news industry|date=26 March 2010|publisher=Indian Television|accessdate=15 March 2017}}</ref> In 2011, he won the prestigious [[Ramnath Goenka]] Award<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2014/09/cnn-ibn-wins-5-awards-at-ramnath-goenka-excellence-in-journalism-awards | title=CNN-IBN wins 5 awards at Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards | date=11 September 2014 | publisher=Best Media Info | accessdate=10 May 2018 }}</ref> for excellence in Journalism in the category for Business and Economic Journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.network18online.com/Awards2.html|title=NETWORK 18|work=network18online.com|accessdate=21 April 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521110617/http://www.network18online.com/Awards2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/cnn-ibn-wins-three-ramnath-goenka-awards-1167900.html|title=IBN wins five Ramnath Goenka Awards|date=23 November 2015|publisher=News 18|accessdate=15 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ramnath-goenka-awards-the-storytellers/|title=Ramnath Goenka Awards: The Storytellers|date=14 September 2014|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=15 March 2017}}</ref> His teams coverage of the [[2013 North India floods]] in [[Uttrakhand]], and won the award for the Best National News Coverage in English at the Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA) in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Karma Paljor is an award winning journalist and senior anchor with CNN IBN. | url=http://wsds.teriin.org/2015/pdf/speaker/karma.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001655/http://wsds.teriin.org/2015/pdf/speaker/karma.pdf | archive-date=2017-03-15}}</ref> In 2014, Karma won the ENBA Award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJHOgs2d8nk|title=Network18 bags seven ENBA 2014 awards|work=youtube.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> in the Best Spot News Reporting (English) category for his coverage of [[Cyclone Phailin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/tv/this-award-highlights-how-business-genre-is-becoming-the-mainstreamsanjay-pugalia_58964.html|title=This award highlights how business genre is becoming the mainstream: Sanjay Pugalia|last=www.exchange4media.com|work=exchange4media.com|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> which won him the [[Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards|Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award]] for on-the-spot reporting in 2014.

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite web|url=http://staging.ibnlive.com/byline/karma-paljor.html|title=Karma Paljor: Exclusive News Stories by Karma Paljor on Current Affairs, Events at IBNLive|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=15 March 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

==External links==
* {{Facebook | paljor.karma |Karma paljor}}

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Joshiankit994 at 00:47, 30 April 2026