Rajdeep Sardesai

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rajdeep Sardesai
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	May 24, 1965(1965-05-24)
Age	59
Birthplace	Ahmedabad
Country	India
Birth City	Gujarat
Horoscope	Taurus

Rajdeep Sardesai Biography

Rajdeep Sardesai is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on May 24, 1965 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. This Indian broadcast journalist is most well-known for his work with New Delhi Television (NDTV). He also created his own network, Global Broadcast News. It collaborated with TV18 in India and CNN in the United States to create a popular channel called CNN-IBN.

Both he and He and Deepak Chaurasia both rose to fame (or, in the case of the controversial Chaurasia, to infamy) for their work as news anchors. rose to fame (or in the case with the controversial Chaurasia to infamy for their work as news anchors).

While at Oxford he made six first-class cricket appearances for Oxford University and one for a combined Oxford and Cambridge side against the 1987 Pakistani touring team. He was awarded a cricket Blue at Oxford.

Sardesai worked with The Times of India for six years, after joining it in October 1988, and was the city editor of its Mumbai edition. He entered television journalism in 1994 as Political Editor of New Delhi Television (NDTV). He was the Managing Editor of both NDTV 24X7 and NDTV India and was responsible for overseeing the news policy for both. He hosted popular shows like The Big Fight at NDTV.

Two children were born to him and Sagarika Ghose, a fellow broadcast journalist.

Rajdeep Sardesai Net Worth

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

He studied economics at St. Xavier’s College and then earned a law degree at University College, Oxford. He was an editor and journalist for the Times of India at the beginning of his career.

He was the son of Dilip Sardesai (professional cricketer), and he played for Oxford University’s cricket team in the 1980s.

Rajdeep Sardesai (born 24 May 1965) is an Indian news anchor and author. He is a consulting editor at the India Today group, and hosts the 9:00 p.m prime time show on India Today Television. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Global Broadcast News, that included CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat; he resigned in July 2014.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rajdeep Sardesai Dating?

According to our records, Rajdeep Sardesai married to Sagarika Ghose. As of December 1, 2023, Rajdeep Sardesai’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Rajdeep Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Rajdeep Sardesai celebrates birthday on May 24 of every year.

Top Facts about Rajdeep Sardesai

1. Rajdeep Sardesai was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to Goan father and Gujarati mother.
2. He studied at Campion School, Mumbai and The Cathedral & John Connon School and graduated in Economics from St. Xavier’s College.
3. He obtained degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Civil Law from the University College, Oxford.
4. He made six first-class cricket appearances for Oxford University and one for a combined Oxford and Cambridge side against the 1987 Pakistani touring team and was awarded a cricket Blue at Oxford.
5. He worked with The Times of India as city editor for 6 years before joining NDTV in 1994 to become the Political Editor.
6. He was the Managing Editor of NDTV 24X7 and NDTV India before leaving it in 2005 to start his own Global Broadcast News (GBN) in association with Raghav Bahl’s TV18.
7. GBN included channels CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat at its peak before Sardesai resigned from the post of Editor-in-Chief in July 2014.
8. Reliance Industries Ltd announced it would be acquiring control in Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd, the parent of CNN-IBN, IBN7 and CNBC-TV18 on 29 May 2014.
9. He is currently consulting editor and an anchor of India Today Television.
10. He is married to journalist and author Sagarika Ghose and has two children, son Ishan and daughter Tarini.
11. On 30 September 2014, he was heckled by Indians at the Madison Square in New York.
12. He was acquitted of defamation by a Hyderabad court in November 2019 after issuing an unconditional apology.
13. In January 2021, he was taken off TV for two weeks for alleging in a wrong tweet and booked for sedition.
14. Several journalists and politicians who reported about the 2021 Farmers’ Republic Day parade were charged with sedition.
15. Editor Guild of India asked the sedition law to be scrapped and condemned the filing of FIRs against journalists as an intimidation attempt.

Where does Rajdeep Sardesai work now?

Rajdeep Sardesai
Occupation| Journalist News presenter
Employer| India Today Group
Spouse(s)| Sagarika Ghose ​ ( m. 1994)​
Children| 2

What is Rajdeep Sardesai famous for?

Rajdeep Sardesai is a well known Indian news anchor, reporter, journalist and author. He worked as a consulting editor and an anchor in India Today Television. Sardesai was Editor-In-Chief of Global Broadcast News (GBN) that included CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN – Lokmat.

Who is father of Rajdeep Sardesai?

Dilip Sardesai

What is the age of Rajdeep Sardesai?

57 years (May 24, 1965)

Why did Rajdeep leave NDTV?

He felt insulted when the figures were made public by NDTV , sources said. “Rajdeep was a star who slogged day in and day out for the company to produce the best programmes. He rarely took an off day and worked round the clock when the situation so demanded.