Uma Sudhir

Journalist, Storyteller, Documentary Filmmaker

Consulting Editor, DeKoder | Former Executive Editor, NDTV | 5x TEDx Speaker

About

Uma Sudhir is a veteran Indian broadcast journalist based in Hyderabad, known for nearly three decades as the face and voice of south India for NDTV, where she rose to Executive Editor before wrapping up a 27-year run at the network. She now serves as Consulting Editor at DeKoder (founded by Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy), reporting on ground-level political and social developments across states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Her work spans hard news, long-form documentary filmmaking, and public speaking, with a consistent focus on education, health, gender equity, and development issues.

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