Anjana Om Kashyap is an Indian journalist and anchor. She is the executive editor of Indian news channel “Aaj Tak” and is known for her programs “Halla Bol” and “Special Report”. She is known for her fierce and radical stances on social issues.
Wiki/Biography
Anjana Om Kashyap was born on June 12, 1975 in Ranchi, the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand (age 48 in 2023). Her family originated from Ara city in Bihar. Her zodiac sign is Gemini. She was educated at Loreto Convent School in Ranchi. She aspired to become a doctor, and after completing her studies, she took several premed entrance exams. However, she was unable to decipher any of them. Anjana then enrolled in Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, where she pursued botany honors. She received her Masters in Social Work from Delhi Institute of Social Work. After this, she prepared to appear for the UPSC exam but failed again. Finally, she completed a diploma course in journalism from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. After completing her journalism course, she gave various interviews and was selected as a news anchor on Doordarshan.
appearance
Height: 5′4″
Weight: 60kg
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family, caste and husband
Anjana belongs to the Bhumihar Brahmin family. She is the daughter of the late Dr Om Prakash Tiwari, a former defense officer. Her mother is from Bihar Sharif. She has a brother.
Anjana is married to IPS officer Mangesh Kashyap and has a son and a daughter. She met Mangesh during their college days and their relationship grew closer.
Mangesh Kashyap
Anjana Om Kashyap and her daughter
Profession
Anjana started her career as a journalist in 2003 on Doordarshan’s show “Ankhon Dekhi”. In the same year, she resigned from Doordarshan and joined Zee News. She worked there as a copywriter for about five years before joining News 24 in 2007 as an anchor. In News 24, she hosted the debate show “Do Tuk” and was widely popular for her neutral and fair approach to everyone. Thereafter, she joined ABP News for a while and then moved to Aaj Tak where she hosted debate shows like ‘Rajtilak’ and ‘Dilli Ke Dil Mein Kya Hai’.
dispute
- Anjana Kashyap has courted controversy for raising illogical reasoning about Rani Padmavati’s descent. It was during a heated discussion on Padmavati with Rohit Sadhana that Kashyap made this statement: “The present-day female descendants of Rani Padmavati themselves speak English; Having a modern lifestyle, they had little moral right to suggest the right image of Rani Padmavati in the film, which was later criticized on social media.
- Aaj Tak anchor Ashok Singhal faced backlash after he asked inappropriate questions to Human Rights Development Minister Smriti Israeli during a speech at Delhi University. Singhal asked why Iranian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed her minister for human rights and development despite her youth and degree issues. The question angered the minister and even the audience started protesting. The show is co-hosted by Anjana, who also faced controversy for remaining silent on the comment.
- After the marriage, her husband Mangesh Kashyap was appointed as CVO of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. It is said that he achieved this position not because of his talent and qualifications, but because of Anjana’s influence.
Awards
- National Television Awards Journalist of the Year
- ITA Best Anchor (2014)
- ENBA Award for Best Anchor (2015)
- IMWA Award for Best Anchor (2015)
- India Today Chairman’s Award for Excellence
- Awarded the Outstanding Journalism Award by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Doctor
favorite thing
- Cuisine: North Indian
fact
- Her hobbies include reading, traveling, watching movies, and cooking.
- She is often called AOK.
- Anjana has also acted in Bollywood films Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai.
- Kashyap is associated with several NGOs and works with resettlement sites and child rape victims.
- Anjana has had a rebellious character since she was a child. She always believed in maintaining one’s point of view even in the smallest of things.
- Anjana covered news on various major national issues such as the Nirbhaya rape case and the story of Prince Kurukshetra who was stuck in a well for 48 hours.
- Anjana was trolled on Twitter for her discourtesy during the opening ceremony of Aaj Tak’s flagship show Halla Bol. As it happens, she almost added “Modi” after her name instead of Kashyap, after which a series of Twitteratis attacked her on social media.
- Anjana appeared for the UPSC exam many times but failed to pass the exam twice after qualifying for the interview.
- Her annual salary is approximately INR 1 Crore.
- In 2012, she was ridiculed while reporting on the Delhi gang rape case.
- In January 2019, Zee Hindustan announced that it would no longer be an anchor through ads like “Arnab Ki Debate Koun Sunega?, Anjana Ki Jarurat Thi Sirf Kal Tak! and India Mein Ab Rajat Ki Adalat Band”. Kashyap was so angry about the ad that she shared it through her Twitter handle and mentioned “Naam Jara Adab Se Lijiye”.
Anjana’s tweets
Categories: Biography
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