Anuradha Shukla
is the owner of BAG Films and Media Ltd. which owns many television channels,
including highly popular News 24 and E 24. She has not any formal education in
journalism, but since 1990s known as one of the best women journalists of India.
Anuradha Prasad
has done Post Graduation in Political Science from Delhi University. After
starting from a small project with business magazine, Monday Matters, she has
worked with many media organizations, including Press Trust of India. She
launched BAG Films in 1993 and produced many successful programs. Some of the
popular programs in both news and entertainment categories that are produced by
Anuradha Prasad are – Sansani (Star News), Poll Khol, Khabrein Bollywood Ki (Doordarshan)
and Kumkum (Star Plus), among others.
Family of
Anuradha Prasad
Anuradha Prasad
was born in Patna. The name of her father is Thakur Prasad. She is from a
reputed Kayastha family of Patna, Bihar.
Her father
Thakur Prasad was a successful senior advocate of Patna High Court. Apart from
that, Mr. Thakur was the founder member of Jan Sangh. Because of his political
association, many big leaders used to come home which gave initial
understanding about the prevailing political environment to Anuradha Prasad
(and, also to Ravi Shankar Prasad who is currently the Union Minister to the
Government of India and a senior BJP parliamentarian).
Anuradha has
done her schooling education from Patna. She took admission in Delhi University
for Graduation and later PG course.
Husband of
Anuradha Prasad
Rajiv Shukla is
the husband of Anuradha Prasad. He is a senior Congress leader and cricket
administrator. He is links and friends in all parties, in Bollywood and in the
Indian Cricket.
Anuradha Prasad with husband Rajiv Shukla |
Anuradha Prasad
was working with Press Trust of India in 1985. A young and well-known
journalist Rajiv Shukla was working with Sunday Magazine. The offices of both
of these organizations were in the same building and employees used to go to
the same canteen. That was where Rajiv Shukla came closer to Anuradha Prasad.
Rajiv proposed
Anuradha who was little bit hesitant. She thought that her family will not
accept an inter-caste marriage. When she talked about her love interest with
Ravi Shankar Prasad, he asked her to go ahead. Ravi Shankar convinced the
family.
Anuradha Prasad
married Rajiv Shukla in 1988. However, she decided to retained her maiden
surname and not change it to Shukla.
Anuradha and Rajiv
have one daughter named Vaanya.
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