Author Archives | Nilanjana Gupta

Sneak peek: ‘Mary Poppins’ takes stage at Dubai Opera

by on May 7, 2017 in News - General, UAE, Video, Videos

Award-winning musical ‘Mary Poppins’ takes stage at Dubai Opera from May 1 to 25. Here’s what to expect. (Video filmed and produced by Nilanjana Gupta)

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Move over ‘Salt Bae’, meet ‘Meat Prof’ in Dubai

by on May 7, 2017 in News - General, Slider, UAE, Video, Videos

Turkish Chef Cüneyt Asan, or ‘the fastest butcher in the world’ opened his restaurant Gunaydin in Dubai’s Souk Al Bahar in December 2016. Also famously known as the ‘professor of meat’, he taught the viral ‘Salt Bae’, and many others, how to chop meat. (Video filmed and produced by Nilanjana Gupta)  

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Delhi’s elite mafia is making the city cry

by on May 11, 2016 in Blog, Social issues

What makes a city worth living in? A solid infrastructure? Convenience and ease of commute? Less crime rate? Plenty of job opportunities? Delhi is or isn’t all of the above, it surely isn’t the city of joy, blame it on its people – rude, impatient and arrogant. The city doesn’t have a definitive identity. It […]

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Durga puja on wheels for cancer patients in West Bengal

by on October 3, 2014 in Art, News - General, Social issues, Video, Videos

By Nilanjana Gupta Barasat: While thousands rush to the pandals to catch a glimpse of goddess durga, there are some who can’t make it to the durga puja pandals. Here at the Barasat cancer hospital, it’s anything but celebration. For the patients fighting for their lives, taking part in durga puja festivities, is too much to […]

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Ban likely on animal shows, circus industry struggles to survive

by on December 28, 2013 in News - General, Social issues, Video, Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtiQN1HW9AI My story for CNN-IBN: Once the favourite form of entertainment for families on holidays, the 130-year-old Indian circus industry is struggling to survive. CNN-IBN’s Nilanjana Gupta finds out what the circuses are doing to remain in business even as the government considers banning all animal performances.

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3 Australians on 3,500 km tour for Bangalore’s underprivileged kids

by on October 15, 2013 in Feature, News - General, Video, Videos

My story for CNN-IBN: Three friends from Australia have taken up the task of imparting education to underprivileged children in Bangalore, even if that means a fairly dangerous adventure of driving an auto rickshaw from Shillong to Jaisalmer.

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The end of race-based affirmative action?

by on April 4, 2013 in International Reporting, News - General, Slider, Video, Videos

The end of race-based affirmative action? This show, produced during my internship with Al Jazeera English, was broadcast on the channel’s leading current affairs programme ‘Inside Story’.  The discussion is about the issues behind affirmative action, as US Supreme Court justices challenged the practice at universities. I pitched the story idea, suggested the questions, guests, […]

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Numbers Show Home Prices Rising

by on July 13, 2012 in Washington D.C.

By Nilanjana Gupta (Washington D.C.) – Home prices have been rising in the region since 2011, according to new statistics from the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors. In the District, the median price is up almost 5 percent over this time last year, and in Montgomery County, it’s up 8 percent. President Bonnie Casper […]

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D.C. Tech Experts Question LivingSocial Tax Break

by on July 12, 2012 in News - General, Washington D.C.

By Nilanjana Gupta (Washington D.C.) – On Tuesday, the District voted to give LivingSocial a big tax break, and in doing so is keeping the successful daily deal company in town. Going to such lengths to favoring a single company has put D.C. at risk of sidelining many others in the local tech community. Six […]

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D.C. Council To Vote On Capital Gains Tax Breaks

by on July 9, 2012 in News - General, Washington D.C.

By Nilanjana Gupta (Washington D.C.) – LivingSocial, the local company that offers daily e-deals to D.C. residents, is a booming business, making it one of the most profitable tech companies to come out of Washington. Keeping the successful company local is costing the city millions, however. D.C. Council votes on a bill Tuesday offering breaks […]

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