Jyotsana Paatni is an Indian journalist working as a news anchor for Indian Television.
Wiki/Biography
Jyotsana Paatni was born on July 7 and is from Tanakpur, Uttarakhand, India. She attended St. Francis High School in Tanakpur and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Media Studies from Chikara University, Chandigarh (2010-2013). Later, she went on to pursue a Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism from Osmania University, Hyderabad (2014-2016).
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 6″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
family
Parents and siblings
Jyotsana Paatni’s father Laxman Paatni works for the Uttarakhand Cricket Association. Her mother’s name is Manju Paatni. She has two brothers, Pavnesh Paatni and Gawnesh Paatni.
Jyotsana Paatni’s Father
Jyotsana Paatni’s Mother
Jyotsana and her brothers
Relationships, husbands and children
Jyotsana Paatni is married to Rohit Badyal, a soldier. She has no children (as of 2020).
Profession
Jyotsana Paatni started out as a freelance writer for The Times of India. After that, she worked as an intern at NDTV in New Delhi. Then, she worked as an assistant producer at Day & Night News (2013-2014). She also worked as a news anchor at Network 18 ETV (2014-2017). In August 2017, she started working as a news anchor and reporter at Indian Television.
Jyotsana on Indian TV
Facts/Trivia
- In the podcast, Josanna said that she worked in backend production and editing during college, not on camera. But to her surprise, when she started working with news channels, she got the anchor job. Also, in the podcast, she revealed that she is the youngest national news anchor.
- In the podcast, she also revealed that the famous Bollywood star Disha Patni is her cousin. In her childhood, Josana and Disha used to spend summer vacations together at her grandparents’ house. While sharing her childhood memories with Disha, she said,
Disha’s elder sister Khushboo di used to be our gang leader. Disha and I always used to follow her instructions.”
Jyotsana and Disha Patani’s father and sister Khushboo Patani
- A national-level long and high jumper and a state-level boxer, Jyotsana’s friends thought she might pursue a career in sports or join the military. But Jyotsana’s typical “Indian mother” was worried that she would get scars from boxing and would be hard to get a marriage proposal.
- She loves traveling and actively participates in adventure sports.
- She is a pet lover and enjoys spending time with her pet dog, whom she calls “baby” on her social media accounts.
Jyotsana and her pet dog
- Besides being fluent in English and Hindi, Jyotsana also speaks Pahari languages, one of which is Kumaoni.
- She is a fitness enthusiast and has an athletic body. She practices yoga regularly and strives to do it to perfection. “Sheershasan” (handstand pose) is her favorite asana.
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