Amish Devgan is an Indian news anchor and journalist. He is known for hosting the popular debate show ‘Aar Paar’ on News India 18.
Wiki/Biography
Amish Devgan/Amish Devgun was born in New Delhi on Thursday, 1 March 1984 (38 years old; 2021). His star sign is Pisces. He has a diploma in Mass Communication.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 7″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family, Caste and Wife
He was born into a Hindu family. His father’s name is Pervesh Kr Devgun. He is married to Kanika Sharma Devgun and has one son.
Profession
In 2002, he joined Hindustan Times as a bureau reporter. A year later, he joined Zee Media as a business reporter and later rose to become editor-in-chief. In 2016, he started working at IBN 7 as an executive director and news anchor. He hosts the popular debate show ‘Aar Paar’ on News India 18.
dispute
On June 16, 2020, during his news debate show ‘Aar Paar’, he made objectionable remarks against Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and called him Lootera Chishti. He faced strong backlash from netizens on social media and a complaint was filed against him by Raza Academy. In Hyderabad, another complaint was also filed against him at Bahadurpura police station.
Facts/Trivia
- He has received various awards including the IMF Emerging Young Editor Award (2015), Srishti Business Journalism Award (2016) and Strong Brands Trendsetter Award (2016).
- His hobbies include reading and traveling.
- The way he conducts his debate show is reportedly quite similar to that of famous Indian journalist Arnab Goswami, and Amish is sometimes identified as “Gareebon ka Arnab Goswami”.
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