Karan Thapar

January 9, 2024
Journalist

Quick Facts

Karan Thapar
Full Name Karan Thapar
Occupation Journalist
Date Of Birth Nov 5, 1955(1955-11-05)
Age 69
Birthplace Srinagar
Country India
Birth City Jammu and Kashmir
Horoscope Scorpio

Karan Thapar Biography

Name Karan Thapar
Birthday Nov 5
Birth Year 1955
Place Of Birth Srinagar
Home Town Jammu and Kashmir
Birth Country India
Birth Sign Scorpio
Parents Pran Nath Thapar, Bimla Thapar
Spouse Nisha Thapar

Karan Thapar is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on November 5, 1955 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

He is an alumnus of The Doon School in Dehradun and the Stowe School. While at Doon, Thapar was the Editor-in-chief of the school magazine The Doon School Weekly. He graduated with a degree in Economics and Political Philosophy from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1977. In the same year, he was also President of the Cambridge Union. He subsequently obtained a doctorate in International Relations from St Antony’s College, Oxford.

He began his career in journalism with The Times in Lagos, Nigeria and later worked as their Lead Writer on the Indian subcontinent till 1981. In 1982 he joined London Weekend Television in the United Kingdom where he worked for the next 11 years. He moved to India in 1991 and worked with The Hindustan Times Television Group, Home TV and United Television before setting up his own production house in August 2001, Infotainment Television, which makes programmes for amongst others BBC, Doordarshan and Channel News Asia. He is currently the President of Infotainment Television.

Karan Thapar Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Journalist
House Living in own house.

Karan Thapar is one of the richest Journalist from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karan Thapar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Karan Thapar (born 5 November 1955) is an Indian journalist and television commentator and interviewer, working with The Wire. He was associated with CNN-IBN and hosted The Devil’s Advocate and The Last Word. He was also associated with India Today and hosted the shows To the Point and Nothing But The Truth.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Karan Thapar Dating?

According to our records, Karan Thapar married to Nisha Thapar. As of December 1, 2023, Karan Thapar’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Keaton Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Karan Thapar celebrates birthday on November 5 of every year.

Is Karan Thapar related to Nehru?

Early life and education. Karan Thapar is the youngest child of former Chief of the Army Staff General Pran Nath Thapar and Bimla Thapar. The journalist Romesh Thapar and the historian Romila Thapar are his cousins. Thapar is also related distantly to the family of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Is Karan Thapar Punjabi?

Karan Thapar’s paternal grandfather was Diwan Bahadur Kunj Behari Thapar of Lahore (hence Karan Thapar’s love of Pakistan !!!). He belonged to a section of the Punjabi elite that came into new wealth as commission agents for the colonial British Indian Army.

Who is Karan Thapar wife?

Nisha Thapar

How old is Karan Thapar?

66 years (November 5, 1955)

Which caste is Thapar?

Thapar is a surname of Punjabi Khatri.

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