Ravish Kumar is an Indian journalist, author and television anchor, considered one of the most popular Hindi journalists in India. He is famous for his monologues in Prime Time, one of the highest-rated television news programs in India on NDTV. He quit NDTV on November 30, 2022, after Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy of RRPR Holding Private Limited, the promoter company of NDTV, resigned as directors.
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Ravish Kumar was born on 5 December 1974 in Jitvarpur village, Motihari, Bihar (49 years; as of 2023). He attended a convent school in Patna. To further his studies, Ravish moved to Delhi in 1990 and studied at Deshbandhu College. At Deshbandhu College, lecturers like Anil Sethi and Rana Bahar became his mentors. Talking about Anil Sethi and Rana Bahar, Ravish said-
They taught me English, how to eat at the table, how to talk to girls, how to tie a tie. “
After completing his graduation in history, Ravish started preparing for the civil services examination. However, he failed the examination and was unable to pursue a master’s degree in history and later a master’s degree in philosophy from Deshbandhu College. from Delhi University. Thereafter, he went on to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. Recalling his college days in Delhi, Ravish shared an incident when he was told that if he wanted to “go girl-watching”, he should head to M Block GK I Market. Ravish Kumar also said that before coming to Delhi, he had only seen the names of Lucknow, Jamshedpur and Ranikhet as big cities. While pursuing his master’s degree in history at Delhi University, Ravish met the late Parthasarathi Gupta, a brilliant professor of history at Delhi University. Professor Gupta is fondly called PSG by his students. Gupta’s lectures on urbanization were like guides to Ravish, changing the way Ravish looked at cities.
Parthasarathi Gupta, former professor of history at Delhi University
appearance
Height: 6′
Eye color: black
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Family, caste and girlfriends
Ravish Kumar was born into a simple Bhoomiha Brahmin family. His father’s name was Bali Ram and he lived in the village of Jitwalpur in East Champaran. There is not much information about his mother. His brother Brajesh Kumar Pandey is an active politician in Bihar and has also contested elections under the name of the Indian National Congress. However, Brajesh had to quit the Congress after his name emerged in a sex scandal.
Brothers Ravish Kumar Brajesh Kumar Pandey
That was while he was studying for his master’s degree. Research reveals that Ravish Kumar met his future wife Nayana Dasgupta while she was studying at Indraprastha College in Delhi study.
Ravish Kumar wife Nayana Dasgupta
Ravish and Nayana dated for about seven years before getting married. At that time, Ravish never had enough money, so he often took Nayana for long walks and visits to cafes. When Ravish told his family about Nayana, they openly opposed their marriage. However, Ravish breaks ties with his family for Nayana and marries her. The couple has two daughters.
Profession
In 1996, Ravish Kumar joined NDTV India. At NDTV, Ravish quickly rose to senior positions – from a reporter to senior executive editor. Many of his shows, including “Ravish Ki Report”, “Hum Log” and “Prime Time”, are considered among the highest-rated Hindi news programs in India.
Ravish Kumar hosts his news show
Most of his programs cover themes of socio-political issues. The first “Ravish Ki Report” was in Paharganj.
He resigned as Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India on November 30, 2022.
dispute
- In 2017, when a sexual harassment case was registered against his brother Brajesh Kumar Pandey, Ravish Kumar was found guilty of not reporting the incident on his news show criticized for an incident.
Tweets against Ravish Kumar
- Ravish Kumar also courted controversy for his implicit criticism of Arnab Goswami.
- After the formation of the Narendra Modi-centric government, Ravish Kumar often complained of receiving death threats and abusive phone calls.
- He left Twitter in August 2015 after being attacked several times on Twitter.
Ravish Kumar tweets about quitting Twitter
Awards and Honors
- Ganesh Sankar Vidyarthi Award 2010
- Ramnath Goenka Journalist of the Year Award 2013
Ravish Kumar wins Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism
- Best Hindi News Anchor, India News Television Awards 2014
- The Indian Express included him in the list of 100 most influential Indians in 2016
- In 2016, he was named Journalist of the Year by the Mumbai Press Club
Ravish Kumar wins Journalist of the Year award from Mumbai Press Club
- Received the first Kuldip Nayar Journalism Award in 2017 for his contribution to the field of journalism
- 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for “Using Journalism to Give a Voice to the Voiceless”
Ramon Magsaysay 2019 winners (from left): Filipino Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab, Thai Angkhana Neelapaijit, Indian Ravish Kumar, Myanmar Ko Swe Win and Korean Kim Jong Ki pose during the awards ceremony in Manila, Philippines
- On September 22, 2019, the first Gauri Lankesh National Journalism Award was awarded in Bangalore.
Ravish Kumar wins Gauri Lankesh Award
Signature/Autograph
Ravish Kumar autograph
Favorites
- Teacher: Late Parthasarathi Gupta (Professor of History, University of Delhi)
fact
- Ravish Kumar loves listening to old Hindi songs.
- He was so afraid of English speakers that when he first came to Delhi, he rented a basati in the alleys of Govindpuri, far from the “English Quarter.”
- Ravish Kumar’s marriage to Nayana Dasgupta is a love marriage.
- His family did not allow him to marry Nayana Dasgupta; as she was a Bengali and Ravish was a Bhoomihal Brahmin.
- Even after becoming a television anchor, Ravish was often quoted as saying not to watch news on television.
- He often complains of being attacked on social media and of frequent disruptions in his personal life.
Ravish Kumar was clicked by an anonymous person while driving
- Ravish developed a unique style of writing short stories, which he called Laprek-Laghu Prem Katha. He compiled these stories into a book called Ishq Mein Sheher Hona.
Ravish Kumar’s book “Ishq Mein Sheher Hona”
- He also wrote another book called “Voices of Freedom—On Democracy, Culture, and the State.”
- Ravish Kumar also runs a personal blog – “naisadak.blogspot.com”.
- At the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, While We Watched, a feature-length documentary about Ravish Kumar, won the Amplify Voices Award. Produced by filmmaker Vinay Shukla, the documentary narrates the days of Ravish Kumar on NDTV. The documentary is titled “Namaste! Main Ravish Kumar” in Hindi.
Ravish Kumar’s documentary “While We Watched” won an award at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022
- Popular YouTube channel The Screen Patti (TSP) runs a show called Rabish Ki Report, in which actor Shivankit Singh Parihar portrays Ravish Kumar as “Raja Rabish Kumar”.
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