Elizabeth Puranam

Elizabeth Puranam is an Al Jazeera anchor, journalist and India correspondent.[1][2][3]

Elizabeth Puranam
Born1984
Hyderabad, India
OccupationJournalist
Years active2008–present
EmployerAl Jazeera
Spouse
Alexandre Bernard
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(m. 2021)​
Children1

Biography

Puranam worked at TVNZ (Television New Zealand) and the news desk at TV3 (now Three). She can read and write in Arabic[4] and can speak Hindi and Telugu.[5]

Puranam was born at the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, India.[4] She moved to Auckland with her family when she was 10, first settling in Avondale, then Glen Eden, and finally Piha (West Auckland). Whilst living in Auckland, Puranam earned a BA in political science and media.[5]

Personal life

On 14 August 2021, Puranam married French sports agent Alexandre Bernard who she met in Doha.[6] Puranam gave birth to their son, Mathis Charles Puranam-Bernard on 16 June 2022.[7] Puranam lives with her family in south Delhi.[5]

References
  1. Hill, Julie. "Metro". www.metromag.co.nz. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. Gadd, David (1 September 2013). "Network launches with call to free poster-boy". Retrieved 11 April 2019 – via Stuff.co.nz.
  3. "Linkedin". linkedin.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. "From Piha to Doha: An Auckland journalist's journey". Metro. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  5. "Elizabeth Puranam is the Kiwi reporting on India's Covid crisis". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. "Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  7. "Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.


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