Nayana Dasgupta is the wife of Raveesh Kumar, an Indian journalist and senior executive editor of NDTV India. She is a professor of history at Lady Shri Ram College for Women.
Wiki/Biography
Nayana was born in West Bengal and brought up in Delhi.
Photo of Nayana Dasgupta (in white top) in 1987
Dasgupta received her Masters degree in History from Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi in the 1990s. Her research area is the cultural history of medieval Bengal, with a special focus on women’s history.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Nayana Dasgupta and Ravish Kumar at Vaishali Sunbreeze Apartments, January 2018
Family and caste
parents
Nayana’s father was a joint secretary in the Indian Ministry of Defence.
Husband and children
Nayana Gupta and Ravish Kumar have two daughters. The elder daughter is nicknamed Tinni.
Photo of Nayana’s husband Ravish Kumar and their baby daughter in 2013
Nayana and her eldest daughter Tinni in January 2018
Profession
In 2006, Nayana started working as a professor of history at Lady Shri Ram College for Women in Delhi, teaching Indian medieval history to the college’s students.
Nayana speaking at Lady Shri Ram College for Women in November 2017
Facts/Trivia
- Nayana and Ravish Kumar first met while studying for their master’s degree at Deshbandhu College in Delhi. Ravish had studied in a Hindi school but was not fluent in English, which made it difficult for him to grasp the courses in college. At that time, Nayana often helped Ravish learn the language.
- Nayana and Ravish had to face a lot of difficulties to convince their parents who were against their love marriage. According to reports, both had to cut ties with their families to get married. However, after a few years, their parents accepted their marriage.
An old photo of Nayana and Ravish from the early days of their marriage
- Ravish Kumar revealed in an interview that Nayana was a good teacher and he learned history from her often or whenever he needed help.
- Nayana’s main research area is the cultural history of medieval Bengal. She has a special interest in women’s history.
- Nayana lives with her family in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education