Indian journalist and anchor (born 1974)
Ravish Kumar (bornRavish Kumar Pandey ; 5 December 1974)[ 1] [ 2] YouTuber .[ 3] [ 4] NDTV India . He hosted a number of programmes including the channel's flagship weekday showPrime Time ,Hum Log ,Ravish Ki Report , andDes Ki Baat .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Kumar has twice been conferred withRamnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for theBest Journalist of the Year and became the fifth Indian journalist to receive theRamon Magsaysay Award in 2019.[ 8] [ 9]
Early life and education Kumar was born on 5 December 1974 in Jitwarpur village inEast Champaran district ofBihar ,[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Loyola High School, Patna . Later he moved toDelhi for higher studies. He graduated fromDeshbandhu College , affiliated with theUniversity of Delhi .[ 12] post-graduate diploma inHindi Journalism from theIndian Institute of Mass Communication .[ 12] [ 13]
Career
NDTV career From 1994 to 2022, he was employed byNDTV India , eventually as a senior director.[ 14] Prime Time ,Hum Log ,[ 15] Ravish Ki Report [ 16] Des Ki Baat .[ 17]
He has received death threats in the past for his journalism.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
On 30 November 2022, he resigned fromNDTV , a day after the channel's founders and promotersPrannoy Roy andRadhika Roy resigned as directors on the board of RRPR Holding Private Limited (RRPRH).[ 21] [ 22] (See alsoAcquisition of NDTV by Adani Group .)
YouTube career Ravish Kumar started a YouTube channel after resigning from his job.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25]
Awards and accolades Ravish Kumar (visible on stage on the left) speaking during a lecture atUniversity of Chicago Center's Journalism week in New Delhi in 2018. Kumar has been conferred various awards for his work in journalism including theRamon Magsaysay Award (2019). He has been two times recipient of theRamnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award (2017, 2013) for the broadcast category in the Hindi language. The list continues withGauri Lankesh Award for Journalism,Kuldip Nayar Journalism Award (2017),Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award for Hindi Journalism and Creative Literature (for 2010, awarded in 2014). He was included in the list of 100 most influential Indians (2016) byThe Indian Express Journalist of the Year by the Mumbai Press Club.[ 26] [ 8] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30] [ 9]
Kumar was awarded theHonorary Title for Freedom of Expression for his critical and independent journalism in India by theVrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and theUniversité libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels, Belgium on the occasion ofWorld Press Freedom Day , 2023.[ 31]
Personal life Kumar is married to Nayana Dasgupta who teaches history at theLady Shri Ram College ,University of Delhi . He has two daughters- Tanima and Tanisha.[ 32] [ 33]
In popular culture Kumar was the subject of the 2023 documentaryWhile We Watched [ 34]
Books
See also
References ^ "NDTV's Ravish Kumar wins the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award" .ThePrint . PTI. 2 August 2019. Retrieved13 April 2021 .^ PTI (2 August 2019)."Journalist Ravish Kumar wins 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award" .Deccan Herald . Retrieved13 April 2021 . ^ "YouTube is the last bastion of unbiased journalism in India" .Rest of World . 19 December 2023. Retrieved21 May 2024 .^ "Indian journalists turned to YouTube to dodge Modi's censorship. Some of their channels are now being blocked" .Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism . Retrieved21 May 2024 .^ PTI (9 September 2019)."Indian journalist Ravish Kumar receives 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award" .The Hindu .ISSN 0971-751X . Archived fromthe original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved13 April 2021 . ^ "7 साल डेटिंग करने के बाद रवीश और नयना ने की थीं शादी, जानें कौन हैं और क्या करती हैं रवीश कुमार की पत्नी" .Jansatta (in Hindi). 5 December 2020. Retrieved6 December 2023 .^ Puri, Anjali (2 December 2019)."Ravish Kumar: The rooted anchor" .Business Standard . Retrieved13 April 2021 . ^a b "Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards: Full list of winners" .The Indian Express . 22 December 2017. Retrieved14 May 2020 .^a b " .NDTV.com . Retrieved7 December 2021 .^ PTI (2 August 2019)."NDTV's Ravish Kumar wins the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award" .ThePrint . Retrieved13 April 2021 . ^ PTI (2 August 2019)."Journalist Ravish Kumar wins 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award" .Deccan Herald . Retrieved13 April 2021 . ^a b c Tripathi, Shailaja (24 August 2022)."Ravish Kumar Biography: Wife, Early Life, Education, TV Show, Awards, Age, News and other latest details" .Dainik Jagran . Retrieved18 March 2024 . ^ "दिल्ली में बंगाल की नयना पर दिल हार बैठे थे रवीश कुमार, तमाम मुश्क़िलों को पार कर रचाई शादी" .Jansatta (in Hindi). 4 August 2020. Retrieved27 August 2020 .^ "NDTV - The Company" .NDTV . Retrieved28 August 2016 .^ "NDTV.com" . www.ndtv.com. Retrieved28 August 2016 .^ "Ravish Ki Report" .www.ndtv.com . Retrieved30 November 2022 .^ "Des Ki Baat" .NDTV . Retrieved24 July 2020 .^ "NDTV के पत्रकार रवीश कुमार को दी जा रही है जान से मारने की धमक़ी" .NDTVIndia . 25 May 2018. Retrieved3 February 2021 .^ "NDTV's Ravish Kumar says the frequency of death threats increased, calls it 'all well organised' .Firstpost . 27 May 2018. Retrieved3 February 2021 .^ "NDTV's Ravish Kumar says death threats have increased" .The Hindu . 25 May 2018. Retrieved14 May 2020 .^ "Senior journalist Ravish Kumar resigns from NDTV" . Indian Express. 30 November 2022. Retrieved30 November 2022 .^ "Media freedom fears in India after Modi ally Adani buys 29% stake in NDTV" .The Guardian . 24 August 2022. Retrieved30 November 2022 .^ "Adani's NDTV Takeover: Ravish Kumar launches YouTube channel after resignation, says 'Road ahead is not fixed but his courage is'; watch" .Free Press Journal . 1 December 2022. Retrieved13 July 2023 .^ "India's YouTubers take on Narendra Modi" .The Economist . Retrieved24 May 2024 .(subscription required) ^ "Ravish Kumar completes 10 million subscribers on YouTube 18 months after launching channel" .english.varthabharati.in . 6 May 2024. Retrieved24 May 2024 .^ "Kumar, Ravish" .www.rmaward.asia . Retrieved17 March 2021 .^ "First Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award given to senior TV journalist Ravish Kumar - The New Indian Express" .New Indian Express . 23 September 2019. Retrieved17 March 2021 .^ "President Pranab Mukherjee honours 28 persons for contribution towards Hindi language" .The Economic Times . 27 August 2014. Retrieved14 May 2020 .^ "Kuldip Nayar journalism awards: First winner Ravish Kumar says journalists 'have to rise above flattery of establishment' .The Indian Express . 21 March 2017. Retrieved17 March 2021 .^ "#ie100: Narendra Modi to Ravish Kumar, the most powerful Indians" .The Indian Express . 14 April 2016. Retrieved17 March 2021 .^ "Author Jennifer Clement and journalist Ravish Kumar receive Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression" .Vrije Universiteit Brussel . 3 May 2023. Retrieved5 May 2023 .^ Joshi, Namrata (12 October 2015)."The Peace Maker" .Outlook . Retrieved17 March 2021 .^ " .The Wire . 21 June 2024. Retrieved21 June 2024 .^ Girish, Devika (20 July 2023)." .The New York Times .ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved21 July 2023 . ^ Raman, Anuradha (24 May 2018)."Book review - "The Free Voice" .The Hindu .Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved8 June 2018 . ^ Ray, Prakash K. (5 April 2018)."Review: Democracy and Debate in the Time of 'IT Cell' . The Wire.Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved8 June 2018 . ^ Kumar, Ravish (1 February 2020).Bolna Hi Hai: Loktantra, Sanskriti Aur Rashtra Ke Bare Mein ISBN 978-93-88933-61-2 ^ Trivedi, Vikas (19 February 2015)."बुक रिव्यू: 'इश्क़ में शहर होना' सिखाती हैं टीवी वाले रवीश कुमार की फ़ेसबुक लव कहानियां" .Aaj Tak . Retrieved24 July 2020 . ^ "Dekhate Rahiye : Ravish Kumar : 9789380044590" .www.bookdepository.com . Retrieved7 December 2021 .^ " .Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 16 December 2014. Retrieved1 February 2024 .^ Kumar, Ravish (10 September 2018).A City Happens In Love ISBN 9789388326032
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