PALKI SHARMA: INCREDIBLY CREDIBLE – THE POWER OF POISE

Built a voice that the world could trust.

Palki Sharma isn’t just a journalist—she is a standard. A sharp mind with sharper convictions, she rose through the ranks when most women in media were still being boxed into soft segments. Today, she stands as a trusted voice of India—globally relevant, nationally rooted.

From her early days at Doordarshan to pivotal roles at CNN-News18 and Hindustan Times, Palki steadily built her reputation: precise, polished, and unapologetically assertive. But it was her tenure at WION, hosting Gravitas, that turned her into a phenomenon. She took complex global issues, stripped them of jargon, and delivered them with a uniquely Indian lens. She didn’t echo the West—she challenged its assumptions. In doing so, she became India’s most articulate reply to global hypocrisy.

AT FIRSTPOST: FROM PRINT-HEAVY TO PRIME-TIME HEAVYWEIGHT

In 2023, her move to Firstpost surprised many. Until then, the platform had never been a prime-time player. But with Vantage with Palki Sharma, she reshaped it overnight. The show didn’t just fill a slot—it filled a vacuum. In an industry flooded with outrage and noise, she brought calm authority and substance. Under her, Firstpost evolved into a digital powerhouse with old-school credibility—rare, sharp, and highly exportable.

She made Vantage a fixture not only for Indian viewers but also for the diaspora—those hungry for an Indian voice on the world stage that was intelligent, calm, and fearless. In a world of performative journalism, Palki delivered a performance of principle.

A ROLE MODEL FOR WOMEN. A BENCHMARK FOR INDIAN MEDIA

Perhaps her most lasting impact is beyond ratings and awards. Palki Sharma has become a symbol of aspiration for women in journalism—someone who made it not through theatrics or allegiance, but sheer excellence. She is living proof that a woman can lead prime-time, challenge global narratives, and still carry dignity in discourse.

In a fractured media environment where trust is scarce, she has emerged as the face of credible Indian journalism—someone the world can listen to, without suspicion. And for India, that’s not just rare. That’s critical.

She didn’t just make it. She made a standard