Arnab Goswami is the
Editor – in – Chief of the most watched Indian English News Channel, Republic
TV along with its sister Hindi News Channel Republic Bharat. He is also the
majority shareholder of Republic News Group. He was previously with NDTV and
Times Now. He is credited to making Times Now a popular English Channel with
his unique prime time shows and interviews with famous personalities. It was
his stand on nationalism and strong pro India attitude which compelled him to quit
Times Now.
Arnab Goswami is also
widely criticized for his penchant to change the narrative against Narendra
Modi with Republic TV. In fact, Congress and other opposition parties have
virtually boycotted Republic TV.
Following is the brief
wiki and profile of Arnab Goswami:
Personal
Information:
Name: Arnab Goswami
Nick Name:
Date of Birth: 7th March, 1973
Age: 47 Years
Father: Manoranjan Goswami, an Indian Army veteran and BJP
leader.
Mother: Suprabha Gain Goswami, a renowned Assamese author.
Caste: Brahmin
Birthplace: Guwahati, Assam
Educational
Qualification and Work Experience:
Arnab did schooling from
St. Mary’s, Delhi Cantonment. He completed 12th from Kendriya
Vidyalaya, Jabalpur. In fact, he had attended many schools, because of the work
profile of his father. He has completed B.A. (Sociology) from Hindu College,
Delhi University. He has also gotten Master’s from Oxford University in Social
Anthropology.
Family
Details:
Wife: Samyabrata Ray Goswami, she is also a journalist and currently works alongside Arnab for Republic Group. She has previously worked with The Telegraph, Telehlka and Down To Earth Magazine.
Children: Arnab Goswami has one son. The family lives in
Mumbai.
Awards
and Recognition:
Arnab Goswami had won
Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2008.
Salary
and Net Asset:
Arnab Goswami current
Salary at Republic TV, which is owned by him is not known. He used to get Rs. 6
crores per annum when he was with Times Now. As for Net Worth, it is yet to be estimated
correctly as the valuation of Republic TV has not been done by any independent
auditor. Arnab has said that whatever the valuation might be, he will invest
the money back into his media business.
Interesting
Facts and News:
Arnab’s father had fought
1998 Lok Sabha Election on BJP ticket from Guwahati. He had lost the election.
Goswami uncle (brother of
his mother) is a well – known BJP leader from Assam. He is also the current MLA
Guwahati East. His name is Siddhartha Bhattacharya.
Arnab Goswami had started
his journalism career with Telegraph in Kolkata. He had soon moved to Delhi to
join NDTV. He had quit NDTV because of differences with Rajdeep Sardesai (who
was then working with NDTV). Arnab and Rajdeep never enjoyed any sort of cordial
relationship.
Major General (Retired) V.K.
Singh had once called him presstitute, which had created a storm in the media.
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