Rajat Sharma
Rajat Sharma | |
|---|---|
 Rajat Sharma in 2019 | |
| Born | 18 February 1957 New Delhi,India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi(MA) |
| Occupations | |
| Organization | India TV |
| Spouse |
Ritu Dhawan (m.1997) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan(2015) |
Rajat Sharma(born 18 February 1957) is an Indian journalist and businessperson who is the chairman and Editor-in-chief ofIndia TV,an Indian news outlet.[1][2]Sharma is known for his showAap Ki Adalatin which he is seen interviewing politicians and celebrities in a courtroom-like setting.
Early life[edit]
Sharma was born 18 February 1957 in Sabzi Mandi, Delhi in aBrahminfamily.[3]He grew up with his 6 brothers and a sister. He did his schooling from Ramjas School. He did his higher studies from theShri Ram College of Commerce(SRCC) and joinedAkhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad.[3]He was elected as General Secretary inDelhi University Students Unionin 1977.
In 1997, he married Ritu Dhawan.
Career[edit]
After having completed his Master's degree (M Com), he was hired as a researcher by Janardan Thakur, a journalist who had just quitAnanda Bazar Patrikato start a new syndicate column. Subsequently, he joined the Onlooker Magazine as a trainee and then went on to become its editor in 1985. By this time, Rajat Sharma had shifted base toMumbai.After having spent three years at Onlooker, he joinedSunday Observeras an editor and later on The Daily again as the editor.
It was in 1992 that he bumped intoZee TV’sSubhash Chandraduring a flight toDelhiand it was in the midst of a casual conversation that the concept ofAap Ki Adalattook shape. In 1993, the first episode ofAap Ki Adalatwas shot for Zee TV withLalu Yadav,the former-Chief Minister of Bihar.Rajat Sharma has interviewed more than 750 guests on his show and recentlyAap Ki Adalatcelebrated 21 years of broadcast thereby making it the longest running show in India’s television history.[4]He also hosts the prime time showAaj Ki BaatonIndia TV.
He was President of Delhi Cricket Association.[5]He, however resigned only one month into his job citing corruption and various "pulls and pressures".[6]
Awards[edit]
- Padma Bhushan(2015)[7][8][9]by theGovernment of Indiafor his contributions through Journalism.
References[edit]
- ^Kumari, Surbhi (23 March 2019)."India TV Chairman Rajat Sharma gives success tips to students of K.C. College, Mumbai".www.indiatvnews.com.Retrieved24 April2019.
- ^"Rajat Sharma, Chairman and editor-in-chief, India TV: 2017 promises positivity for news genre".The Financial Express.27 December 2016.Retrieved24 April2019.
- ^ab"Rajat Sharma r's personal and professional life".Rajat Sharma.Retrieved24 April2019.
- ^"AAP KI ADALAT: A DESERVING CELEBRATION OF 21 YEARS".www.indiatvnews.com.
- ^"Journalist Rajat Sharma elected Delhi and District Cricket Association president".Hindustan Times.2 July 2018.Retrieved2 August2022.
- ^"Rajat Sharma resigns as DDCA president, cites various 'pulls and pressures'".The Indian Express.16 November 2019.Retrieved2 January2023.
- ^"Your right to know: Many Padma award winners not from list of nominees".The Indian Express.15 May 2016.Retrieved24 April2019.
- ^Desk, India TV News (30 March 2015)."Bharat Ratna for Madan Mohan Rajat Sharma gets Padma Bhushan".www.indiatvnews.com.Retrieved24 April2019.
- ^Singh, Rohini; Venugopal, Vasudha (16 February 2015)."Rajat Sharma: How owner and face of India TV became one of India's most powerful editors".The Economic Times.Retrieved24 April2019.