Sumit Awasthi is a famous Indian journalist with more than 20 years of experience in journalism and is one of India’s top news anchors.
Wiki/Biography
Sumit Awasthi was born in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. He received his education from Central Public School, Indore. He joined Holkar Science College, Indore to pursue a degree in science. Later, he did his postgraduate studies in journalism from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 8″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: gray and white
Family and caste
Parents and siblings
His father, Suresh Awasthi, was a journalist for All India Radio’s ‘Bhartiya Suchna Sewa’ show.
Sumit Awasthi with his mother as a child
Sumit Awasthi’s parents
Sumit Awasthi’s parents and son
Relationships, Wife and Children
Sumit is married to Alokananda Sen Awasthi and has two sons, one of whom is named Satwick Awasthi.
Sumit Awasthi and his wife
Sumit Awasthi with his wife and children
Sumit Awasthi and his son
Profession
He started his career by writing articles for newspapers like The Pioneer, Navbharat Times and Jansatta.
Old photo of Sumit Awasthi with other journalists
After completing his postgraduate degree in Journalism, he interned at Jansatta. He started his career as a journalist and anchor at Zee News in 1997. Later, he worked with one of the top news channels in India like Aaj Tak and IBN 7. In November 2018, he joined ABP News Channel as a Consultant Editor.
Facts/Trivia
- While in school, he wanted to join the Indian Army and he took the entrance exam twice but failed both times.
- In one instance, he was interviewing senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, who asked Sumit to ask questions as he wished. Later, Joshi took the camera and deleted the video.
- He received the Madhav Jyoti Puraskar Award, one of the biggest awards in the journalism industry; in 2012 he was adjudged the best journalist.
- He has also received many other prestigious awards in the field of journalism, including the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Excellence in 2019.
Sumit Awasthi receives Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award
- His hobbies include travelling, gardening and playing snooker.
- He has appeared as an expert in many episodes of Kaun Banega Crorepati.
Sumit Awasthi of KBC
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Sumit Awasthi’s Instagram post
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