Rajat Sharma
Rajat Sharma (born 18 February 1957) is the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, India TV.[3][4] He is known for his role as the anchor and creator of the TV show "Aap Ki Adalat".
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| Born | 18 February 1957 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Shri Ram College of Commerce (M.Com) |
| Occupation | President of Delhi & District Cricket Association[2], Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Ritu Dhawan (m. 1997) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2015) |
He was amongs one of the President of Delhi Cricket association. In 2015, Sharma was awarded with Padma Bhushan for his contribution towards the field of Journalism.
Early life
Sharma was born in Sabzi Mandi, Delhi. He grew up with his 6 brothers and 1 sister and lived in a small room of Delhi. He did his schooling from Ramjas School, Karolbagh. He did his higher studies from the Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and joined Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad [1]
In 1997, he married Ritu Dhawan.
Career
After having completed his Master's degree (M.Com), he was hired as a researcher by Janardan Thakur, a journalist who had just quit Ananda Bazar Patrika to 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 to Mumbai.
After having spent three years at Onlooker, he joined Sunday Observer as an editor and later on The Daily again as the editor.
It was in 1992 that he bumped into Zee TV’s Subhash Chandra during a flight to Delhi and it was in the midst of a casual conversation that the concept of Aap Ki Adalat took shape.
In 1993, the first episode of Aap Ki Adalat was shot for Zee TV with Lalu Yadav, the then-Chief Minister of Bihar. Rajat Sharma has interviewed more than 750 guests on his show and recently Aap Ki Adalat celebrated 21 years of broadcast thereby making it the longest running show in India’s television history.[5]
He also hosts the prime time show Aaj Ki Baat on India TV at 9pm everyday (Else saturday and sunday).
Awards
- ITA Award for Best Anchor - News / Current Affairs show
- Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award in 2009 by Exchange4media.
- Indian Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Padma Bhushan (2015)[6][7][8] by the Government of India for his contribution to the society in the field of Journalism.
References
- "Rajat Sharma's personal and professional life". Rajat Sharma. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "Veteran journalist Rajat Sharma now DDCA boss, beats Madan Lal". The Economic Times. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- Kumari, Surbhi (23 March 2019). "India TV Chairman Rajat Sharma gives success tips to students of K.C. College, Mumbai". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "Rajat Sharma, Chairman and editor-in-chief, India TV: 2017 promises positivity for news genre". The Financial Express. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "AAP KI ADALAT : A DESERVING CELEBRATION OF 21 YEARS". www.indiatvnews.com.
- "Your right to know: Many Padma award winners not from list of nominees". The Indian Express. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- Desk, India TV News (30 March 2015). "Bharat Ratna for Madan Mohan Rajat Sharma gets Padma Bhushan". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- 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. Retrieved 24 April 2019.