Ashok Shrivastav is an Indian journalist. He is the editor and anchor of DD News (Doordarshan).
Wiki/Biography
Ashok Shrivastav went to school in Delhi. He studied at Kirodimar College, University of Delhi. While in college, Ashok worked as a freelance photographer and writer. He has worked as a reporter for newspapers including the Times of Navarra, Jansata and the Mail on Sunday. According to Ashok, he was not paid much for these articles, but he made a lot of money as a photographer. Ashok Shrivastav completed his master’s degree and got a job with a weekly newspaper.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Ashok Shrivastav’s family roots lie in Benaras. His father moved to Mumbai for work, after which he settled in Delhi.
Parents and siblings
Ashok Shrivastav’s father worked in the Hindi film industry. Ashok is one of five children in his family. In 1975, during the Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, one of Ashok’s sisters died.
Profession
dorda mountain
Ashok Shrivastav started working as anchor of Aakhon Dekhi column in DD News and worked there for three years. He was subsequently selected as the executive editor of the yet-to-be-launched Surya TV. He accepted the job but lost it when the channel failed to launch. Ashok then tried to open his own production house but failed and was forced to apply for an anchor job in Doordarshan. He came to Mount Dorda hoping to find a part-time job that would give him the time and money to focus on his productive time. Ashok Shrivastav got a full-time job and has been working as an anchor at DD News ever since. He rose from anchor to senior news anchor and reporter. In 2020, he was appointed senior consulting editor. Ashok Shrivastav is the anchor of DD news column Do Take.
Ashok Shrivastav hosts DD news segment Do Take
author
Ashok Shrivastav is the author of Narendra Modi Review. In 2014, Ashok Shrivastav had a conversation with the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi, but DD News did not air the interview due to the political situation at the time.
Ashok Shrivastav in an interview with Narendra Modi in 2014
Ashok later leaked a video of the interview, however, when the video was aired on media platforms, it was censored. The book narrates the conversation between Ashok Shrivastav and Narendra Modi. Ashok also shared his knowledge of politicians and officials, including those working in Dordarshan.
Ashok Shrivastav presents his book Narendra Modi Uncensored to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
dispute
Ashok Shrivastav’s case against Arun Rajbhar
Ashok Shrivastav from Doordarshan has written to the Ghaziabad SSP (Senior Superintendent of Police) saying that Arun Rajbhar, son of Surhadev Samajwadi Party (SBSP) leader OP Rajbhar, has threatened him. This happened as he asked why another journalist was injured during a press conference of leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Chaudhry in Ghaziabad last week. Shrivastav said a journalist named Khalid Chaudhary was injured by Yadav’s bodyguard when he tried to talk to him at a conference event. After Shrivastav tweeted about it, Arun Rajbal used expletives against him and said journalists like him should also be harmed. Shrivastav believes the threat is serious as Rajbal has links with criminals like Mukhtar Ansari. Shrivastav also mentioned that he was kidnapped before the UP elections in 2012 and feared for his safety. However, the police said that they have not received his complaint and are investigating the matter.
Richa Chadha vs. Ashok Shrivastav
Richa Chadha is a member of the Find A Bed initiative, which has a website listing hospital beds currently available for COVID-19 patients. The initiative is launched by the India United Nations International Movement. The initiative has received support from Bollywood actors such as Karan Johar and Boman Irani. Brand ambassadors include Richa Chadha, Sunny Leone and Swara Bhaskar. Ashok Srivastav commented on Twitter (now X) about how to choose better brand ambassadors, or at least better photos. Richa Chadha responded on Twitter, calling Ashok Shrivastav a misogynist, an evil person and a pervert. Actress Taapsee Pannu replied to Richa Chadha saying that Ashok Srivastav also made inappropriate remarks against her and these people are abusing their power, Therefore it must be ignored. Richa went on to say that Shrivastav’s remarks were just him “showing his weakness”. Ashok Shrivastav has since been deleted.
Ashok Shrivastav’s tweet on ‘Find Beds’ initiative angers Richa Chadha
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Ashok Shrivastav received the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Journalism Award in 1994 for his coverage of the Hazratbal crisis in Srinagar.
Ashok Shrivastav receives journalism award from Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Purush Aayog honored Ashok Shrivastav at the International Men’s Day celebrations at the Constitution Club, Delhi on November 19, 2021.
- Ashok Shrivastav was awarded the Pride of India Swadeshi Award in 2023 at the House of Lords (House of Lords) of the British Parliament.
Ashok Shrivastav to receive Pride of India Swadeshi Award in 2023 in Upper House
Facts/Trivia
- Ashok Shrivastav is part of the Indian National Development Inclusion Alliance (INDIA) group’s boycott list of television anchors. He joins anchors like Arnab Goswami, Anand Narasimhan and Prachi Parashar.
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