Rajdeep Sardesai Wiki

Rajdeep Sardesai Wiki

Rajdeep Sardesai’s wife Sagarika Ghose is nominated by the Rajya Sabha by Mamata Banerjee’s TMC for Upper House from West Bengal. As his wife is nominated by TMC, Rajdeep’s old Tweet On “‘How To Buy Rajya Sabha Seat’ Goes Viral. His tweet discusses a news story in which he claims to investigate how one can buy a ticket to India’s upper house.

Rajdeep said in his tweet posted on 2 August 2010,

“Breaking at 8 pm on CNN IBN/IBN 7: Rajya Sabha for sale: how you can buy a ticket to India’s upper house.”

As his wife gets nominations for TMC, netizens are questioning him. One of Twitter users asked him,

“Rajdeep, what is the going rate now? Has Modi Sarkar’s inflation affected Rajya Sabha seat prices too?”

Rajdeep Sardesai Wiki, Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Parents, Career, Net Worth, Qualifications, and more

Rajdeep Sardesai is an Indian news anchor, reporter, journalist, and author. He works as a consulting editor and an anchor for India Today Television. He also worked at the Global Broadcast News including CNN-IBN, IBN7, and IBN-Lokmat as an editor-in-chief. He resigned in July 2014.

He was awarded The Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2008. He received the International Broadcasters Award for coverage of the 2002 Gujarat riots.

He also earned the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for 2006. He obtained a lifetime achievement award in ENBA Award 2020.

Rajdeep Sardesai has written many books including 2019: How Modi Won India, 2019 Modi Ki Jeet, Newsman: Tracking India in the Modi Era, 2014: The Election that Changed India, 2014 Chunav: Jisne Bharat Ko Badal Diya, Democracy’s XI, Team Loktantra Bhartiya Cricket Ki Shandar Kahani and Real Heroes.

Name Rajdeep Dilip Sardesai
Date of Birth 24 May 1965
Age 58 years old
Birthplace Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Parents Goan father Dilip Sardesai and a Gujarati mother Nandini
Sister Shonali
School Campion School

The Cathedral & John Connon School

College St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai

University College, Oxford

Wife Sagarika Ghose
Children Ishan and Tarini
Religion Hinduism
Height 5 feet 9 inches
Weight 74 Kg
Net Worth Rs 31 Crore

Rajdeep Sardesai Wiki

Rajdeep Sardesai was born on 24 May 1965 to a Goan father Dilip Sardesai and a Gujarati mother Nandini in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. His father was a former Indian Test cricketer whereas his mother is an activist in Mumbai. She is also the former head of the Department of Sociology at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. He has a sister named Shonali. 

Rajdeep Sardesai Family
Rajdeep Sardesai’s father, mother, sister

Rajdeep Dilip Sardesai is 58 years old as of now. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He is a follower of the Hinduism religion. He compelted his secondary education at Campion School and senior secondary education at The Cathedral & John Connon School.

He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. He earned the degree for Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University College, Oxford.

Rajdeep Sardesai has been married to Sagarika Ghose since 1994. His wife is a journalist and author.

Rajdeep Sardesai Wife
Rajdeep Sardesai with his Wife

Together, they have two children, a son Ishan, and a daughter Tarini.

Rajdeep Sardesai’s salary is around 6-8 crore per year. His net worth is around Rs 31 Crore. His height is 5 feet 9 inches. His weight is around 74 kg. He has black eyes and hair.

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