M. V. Nikesh Kumar

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M. V. Nikesh Kumar
എം വി നികേഷ് കുമാര്‍

Born	Melathu Veettil Nikesh Kumar (1973-10-07) 7 October 1973 (age 51) Kannur, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Years active	1996 to 2024
Known for	Founder : Reporter TV
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse	Rani Nikesh (m. 2004)
Children	Sankaran Nikesh and Janaki Theresa Nikesh
Parents	M. V. Raghavan Janaki Chenichery
Awards	Ramnath Goenka Award

Melathu Veettil Nikesh Kumar (born 28 May 1973) or MVN is an Indian politician from Kerala. He was also a journalist for 28 years and quit to become active in politics. He is also a member of the CPI(M).^[1]^[2] He had contested the 2016 assembly polls from Azhikode Assembly constituency and lost for 2,287 votes.^[3]

Family life

Nikesh is the youngest son of the late CPIM leader and former minister M. V. Raghavan. He is married to Rani Varghese and has two children Sankaran Nikesh and Janaki Theresa Nikesh.

Career

Nikesh Kumar began his career as a news anchor and has worked with major Malayalam news channels, such as Asianet News and Indiavision. His career trajectory took a significant turn when he became the Managing Director of Reporter TV.

In 2010, he left Indiavision and he started new news channel Reporter TV. He was one of the founders of the channel and joined as MD. He anchored 'Editor's Hour' aired every day at 9 pm. Nikesh Kumar has been recognized for his contributions to the media industry, receiving various accolades, including the Ramnath Goenka Award.^[4]

MV Nikesh Kumar was the Editor-in-Chief of Reporter TV. He resigned on 25 June 2024 from the official positions of the channel. He took such a decision to work actively in the political arena.

Awards

He has received several awards, including Ramnath Goenka Award and Shifa Al Jazeera Media Award.^[5]

References

^ "MV Nikesh Kumar quits media career; resigns from official duties to focus on politics". Media News4U. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "MV Nikesh Kumar quits media career; resigns from official duties to focus on politics". Media News 4U. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ Sajit, C. P. (9 March 2021). "In Azhikode, there's always room for surprise". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ "എംവി നികേഷ് കുമാർ മാധ്യമപ്രവർത്തനം അവസാനിപ്പിച്ചു, ഇനി സജീവ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിലേക്ക്". Asianet News (in Malayalam). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "M V Nikesh Kumar". MBIFL 2020. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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