Ravish Kumar


Ravish Kumar is an Indian journalist, author and media personality. He is the Managing Editor of NDTV India, the Hindi news channel of the NDTV news network and hosts a number of programs including the channel's flagship weekday show Prime Time, Hum Log,Ravish Ki Report and Desh Ki Baat.
He has been twice conferred with Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for the Best Journalist of the Year and became the fifth Indian journalist to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2019.
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He is the author of the book The Free Voice - On Democracy, Culture and The Nation.

Early life and education

Ravish Kumar was born in Motihari, Bihar on 5 December 1974. He obtained his high school education from Loyola High School. Later he moved to Delhi for higher studies. He was graduated from Deshbandhu College, affiliated to the University of Delhi. Eventually he enrolled in post-graduate diploma in Hindi Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

Awards & Accolades

Kumar has been conferred with various awards for his work in journalism with Ramon Magsaysay Award being the most prestigious one. He is two times recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for broadcast category in Hindi language. The list continues with Gauri Lankesh Award for Journalism, first Kuldip Nayar journalism award, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award for Hindi Journalism and Creative Literature. He was included in the list of 100 most influential Indian by The Indian Express and also named journalist of the year by Mumbai Press Club.

Personal life

Ravish Kumar is married to Nayana Dasgupta who teaches History at the Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. He has two daughters. He has also received death threats in the past for his journalism.

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