Shubhankar Mishra
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JOURNALIST · PODCASTER · NEWSBOOK
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Beyond the headline.
A common man doing calm se kaam.
The practice
A story has more than one side.
Interviews, explainers and reporting: the three forms Shubhankar Mishra's work takes.
Interviews
One-to-one interviews, published as the Unplugged series.
Explainers
Video explainers that break down a current news story.
Reporting
News reporting and presenting to camera.
THE JOURNEY
From engineering to the newsroom
A journey in chapters.
- 01 / CHAPTER
Mechanical engineering
He studied mechanical engineering before he turned to the news.
- 02 / CHAPTER2016 to 2017
First anchor chair: India News
He began as a news anchor at India News, presenting on its regional channels for Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.
- 03 / CHAPTERNovember 2017 to December 2018
Zee Media
He moved to Zee Media as a news anchor, presenting on its regional channels, among them Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand.
- 04 / CHAPTERDecember 2018 to February 2022
TV9 Bharatvarsh
He joined the TV9 network as a news anchor for its Hindi channel, TV9 Bharatvarsh, and stayed for three years.
- 05 / CHAPTERFebruary 2022 to July 2023
Aaj Tak
After TV9 he joined the India Today Group as a news anchor for Aaj Tak.
- 06 / CHAPTER2025 to 2026
Prime time on NDTV India
Alongside his own channels, he hosted Kachahari, a prime-time show on public-interest issues on NDTV India, until he moved on in 2026.
- 07 / CHAPTER2023 to today
Founding NewsBook
He moved into digital news and founded NewsBook, an independent network with channels covering news, cricket, devotional, crime, health, history and film.
- 08 / CHAPTERSeptember 2023 to today
Unplugged
His long-form podcast took shape: conversations with guests from politics, cinema, cricket, music and faith.
OUTSIDE THE NEWSROOM
The person behind the questions.
From the newsroom to the conversation table, meet Shubhankar Mishra: journalist, podcaster and the founder of NewsBook.
Meet Shubhankar
