Nikhil Wagar is an Indian journalist, author and columnist.
Wiki/Biography
Nikhil Wagle was born on Thursday, April 23, 1959, in Mumbai, Maharashtra (65 years; as of 2024). His zodiac sign is Taurus.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about his parents.
wife and children
Nikhil’s wife Meena Karnik mentioned in an interview with a media that after completing college in 1981, she and her brother, who was also a journalist, joined the “Dinank” newspaper in Mumbai as reporters. She said Nikhil was the editor of the newspaper when she first met him.
Old photos of Nikhil Wagle and Meena Karnik
In 1985, Nikhil Wagle married Meena Karnik, a journalist and media cell convener of the Aam Aadmi Party. The couple has a son named Parth Nikhil, who is a journalist.
Nikhil Vargel with wife and son
Relationships/Affairs
They had been in a relationship for four years before getting married.
religion
Nikhil Vargel is an atheist.
Profession
After completing his formal education, he began working in the media as a freelance journalist in 1977. Thereafter, he joined Dinank, a Marathi news weekly in Mumbai, and started working as a reporter. After Dinank’s previous editor left in 1979, at the age of 19, he was promoted to editor-in-chief. Later, he became editor-in-chief of Dinank.
Nikhil Wagle, 20
After leaving Dinank, Nikhil Vargel went to Pune and started working with Kirloskar Group which was publishing some magazines at that time. However, he quit his job after a month and returned to Mumbai. In 1982, he founded his own publishing house and launched a new magazine called Akshar.
Nikhil Wager on magazine poster
Nikhil Wagle founded a sports magazine called Shatkar in 1983 and appointed former Indian cricketer Sandeep Patil as editor. In 1985, he founded a film and entertainment magazine called Chanderi. Initially, Rohini Hattangadi served as editor of Chanderi and later Gautam Rajadhyaksha took over the post.
Nikhil Wagle and his publications from the late 1980s
At the same time, Nikhil Wagle also launched some Gujarati magazines. Wagle began hosting television shows in 1989. After doing some shows for Doordarshan, he started working for various private television channels, where he talked about social and political issues. He then hosted the famous talk show “Amne Samne”.
Nikhil Vargel posing in private press studio
In 1990, he founded Mahanagar, a Marathi and Hindi newspaper. He became the editor of the Marathi version of Aapla Mahanagar.
Aapla Mahanagar newspaper first article
In the mid-2000s, Wagle became the editor-in-chief of IBN Lokmat, a Marathi news channel owned by Network 18 Group. He hosted the show Aajcha Sawal but left in July 2014.
Nikhil Wagle works as an anchor at IBN Lokmat
After leaving IBN-Lokmat, Nikhil Wagle became the Editor-in-Chief of Maharashtra1 News Channel. It is understood that many of his old colleagues have also joined the new channel. Later he merged the Marathi talk show Aajcha Sawal with Maharashtra 1. However, in November 2016, he resigned from his post in Maharashtra1.
Nikhil Wagle on the poster of news channel Maharashtra1
Later, Wagle joined TV9 Marathi news channel on May 1, 2017 and started hosting a talk show called Sadetod. However, on July 20, 2017, Nikhil confirmed on his Twitter account that the channel had stopped airing the show.
Nikhil Wagle on the poster of the news program “Sadetod”
literary works
In 2019, he published a book titled “Spashta Bolayach Tar (Marathi)”. In September 2022, he published another book titled MODI Mahabharat – Vedh Modi Parvatlya Rajakiya Ghadamodincha.
Cover of the book Modi Mahabharata – Vedh Modi Parvatlya Rajakiya Ghadamodincha
dispute
Critics of Shiv Sena
In the 1990s, he became a critic of the Shiv Sena party and its leader Bal Thackeray. In 1991, it was reported that his office was frequently attacked by Shiv Sena supporters.
controversial remarks
In 1994, Nikhil Wagle stirred controversy when he spoke out against some Maharashtra leaders who praised the late MLA, who was accused of having criminal links . His refusal to apologize for his remarks led to him being jailed for a week.
attack
In August 2001, some Shiv Sena supporters attacked Nikhil Wagle and blackened his face with machine oil. The incident occurred after he criticized party leader Narayan Rane in a media interview.
Tweets against PM Modi
In June 2015, he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “pervert” in a tweet. When the BJP found his tweets offensive, the BJP communications cell and Akshil Bhatia Brahman Mahasan lodged a police complaint against him.
Awards
- 2014: Sanskriti Award (as member of IBN-Lokmat editorial team)
- 2018: Kuldeep Nayyar Journalism Award
Facts/Trivia
- Nikhil Wagle follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- As a publisher, he has published more than 80 books.
- He runs a YouTube channel called Nikhil Wagle Original, where he often uploads videos related to his political analysis.
A clip from Nikhil Wagle’s YouTube channel
- In February 2015, Communist Party of India leader Govind Pansare was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle. Soon after the incident, Sameer Gaikwad, who was associated with Sanatan Sanstha, was arrested for Pansare’s murder. Gaikwad is accused of mentioning Nikhil Wagar as the next target.
- His reported verbal clashes with Hindu organizations made him famous in the press.
- Nikhil Wagle enjoys traveling to faraway places and reading in his free time.
Nikhil Wagle enjoys traveling with his wife
- On February 9, 2024, some workers of the BJP attacked Nikhil Wagle’s car while chanting slogans “Jai Shri Ram”. Wagle was allegedly targeted for his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lal Krishna Advani.
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