Elizabeth Puranam
Elizabeth Puranam is an Al Jazeera anchor, journalist and India correspondent.[1][2][3]
Elizabeth Puranam | |
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Born | 1984 |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 2008–present |
Employer | Al Jazeera |
Spouse |
Alexandre Bernard (m. 2021) |
Children | 1 |
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
- Hill, Julie. "Metro". www.metromag.co.nz. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- Gadd, David (1 September 2013). "Network launches with call to free poster-boy". Retrieved 11 April 2019 – via Stuff.co.nz.
- "Linkedin". linkedin.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- "From Piha to Doha: An Auckland journalist's journey". Metro. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- "Elizabeth Puranam is the Kiwi reporting on India's Covid crisis". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- "Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- "Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.