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Gitikka Ganju Dhar -Master-of-Ceremonies and Television Anchor.

Awarded the BEST EMCEE AWARD(Female) at The Live Quotient Awards India!

SHOWREEL LINK- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZItCuzok8qQ

Where skill, experience and professionalism meet, Gitikka Ganju Dhar’s career as a Master-of-Ceremonies has literally defined the role of the professional MC in India. Not a model or actress who has turned to hosting as an alternate career, Gitikka has brought a sense of professionalism to the role of an MC and has, in the process, created a unique niche for herself. Down the years, she has hosted some of the most critical and prestigious events for the industry. She was handpicked by the event industry to host the first ever EEMAX AWARDS, the biggest night for the event industry in India, presented by The Events and Entertainment Management Association of India. She is a recipient of the prestigious Bharat Nirman Award for her contribution to the field of anchoring in India.

Based out of Mumbai, she is known to play the role of business-communicator in corporate events, rather than merely essay the role of a conventional MC. This many a times includes making product presentations. She has also been roped in as a moderator at many a panel discussion. Whichever the genre, she executes it with natural expertise, whether product launches, television events, conferences, expo events ,concerts, premieres ,award ceremonies, government events, channel partner meets ,celebration galas ,lifestyle and fashion events. She is very often called on to host events in the presence of Presidents, Prime-Ministers and high-profile audiences. Over the last decade, she has shared stage space with luminaries such as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam,Shri Pranab Mukherji,Dr. Manmohan Singh,Bill Clinton,A.R. Rehman,Richard Branson,Atal Bihari Vajpyee,Mukesh Ambani,Ratan Tata,Amitabh Bachan,K.V. Kamath,M.S. Oberoi,Sachin Tendulker,Aamir Khan,Dr. Mallika Sarabhai,Haroon Lorgart, Indra Nooyi,Shah Rukh Khan and Pandit Jasraj.

She has recently completed work as actor on a full-fledged film role in a main-stream hindi film. She has maintained a constant presence on television as an anchor on shows such as Meri Saheli, Star Plus, Zaike ka Safar, Zee TV and Executive Class on Sony Television. She has also lent her voice to many radio jingles and corporate films.

Armed with a degree in Business Management from Delhi University and a post-graduate degree in Mass Communication from The Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia, she was consulting faculty for the subject of anchoring with ISOMES, Delhi.

When the role of an MC is crucial to the fruitful execution of an event, she is chosen to value-add to the proceedings. She is widely acknowledged as one of India’s most-respected Master-of-Ceremonies.

Thirteen years, over two thousand events and her joy continues..

Personal Information-

She resides in Mumbai with her husband,Vineet Dhar and their daughter,Daeveka V Dhar. Vineet is a banker by profession,while Daeveka has just begun going to school.Gitikka's parents Brig.M.K.Ganju and Mohini Ganju reside in Gurgaon,with her brother ,Nikhil Ganju.Gitikka also writes for magazines and works for the welfare of stray animals.

Testimonials-

“Over the last decade,her growth as a speaker has been remarkable, but what is more remarkable is that she still retains the same freshness and zest that I noticed on day one.” -Ravinder Zutshi, Deputy Managing Director, Samsung India.

“She hosted the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards for us this year. She did’nt exit stage for nearly the entire two hour span of the show, and did not once refer to a cue card or to the tele-prompter.The most wonderful thing about her is her ability to connect with people.Our award-winners come from all kinds of socio-economic backgrounds,she has the rare talent to make them feel comfortable.She is extremely versatile,spontaneous and has excellent command over english and hindi both.She puts in a lot of effort in her speech content.We would recommend Gitikka Ganju to everybody” -Harmanjit Singh, General Manager,Corporate Affairs,GPI India.

“She has hosted several of our concerts ,and always undustood the mood of the audience very well. She sure knew how to whip up a delicious roar from the audience whenever required.” -Daler Mehndi, Singer and Musician.

“Gitikka can handle a variety of events and audiences with equal elan ,whether fun flavoured events or strictly corporate dos. There are many emcees, but G is a true anchor.” -Roshan Abbas, Veteran Anchor. '''

Brands worked with-

Godfrey Phillips Bravery,UNICEF,Indian National Games,WHO,FICCI, ICICI,Standard Chartered,Citibank, HSBC,HDFC, IIFA Awards,Petrotec,DLF,Hindustan UniLever,GSK,BILT,Jindal Steel, Aditya Birla Group, GMR,IBM, HP, Canon, Microsoft, Samsung,Hitachi, LG,Nikon,Bosch,Sennheiser,Virgin Atlantic, British airways,Lufthansa,HICSA,Honda,General Motors,Mercedes Benz,BMW,Yamaha, Toyota,Tata Motors, Ford,Hyundai Motors, India Today group,The Times of India, HindustanTimes,Overdrive,Star Television,BBC World, National Geographic Channel,ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation,SAIL,Reliance Group, ITPO, PVR Cinemas, Loreal, Moet and Hennessey, Aigner, Essar, Airtel, Idea Cellular, Ernst and Young, Pepsi, Coca Cola,The Taj Group,Oberoi Hotels,ITC Hotels,The Indian Navy, Army,Airforce She has hosted events for names such as ICICI Group,SBI, Standard and Coast Guard, amongst many others. She has also hosted many television events such as The GPI Bravery National Awards, The Business World Infocomm Awards, The Jindal Steel Design Awards, The Overdrive Automobile Awards and the A.R Rehman-DD 5o Years Concert.