Ravish Kumar Explained
Ravish Kumar (born Ravish Kumar Pandey; 5 December 1974)[1] [2] is an Indian journalist, author, media personality and YouTuber.[3] [4] He was the Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India. He hosted a number of programmes including the channel's flagship weekday show Prime Time, Hum Log, Ravish Ki Report, and Des Ki Baat.[5] [6] [7]
Kumar has twice been 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.[8]
Early life and education
Kumar was born on 5 December 1974 in Jitwarpur village in East Champaran district of Bihar,[9] [10] to Baliram Pandey and Yashoda Pandey.[11] He obtained his high school education from Loyola High School, Patna. Later he moved to Delhi for higher studies. He graduated from Deshbandhu College, affiliated with the University of Delhi.[11] Eventually he enrolled in post-graduate diploma in Hindi Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.[11] [12]
Career
NDTV career
From 1994 to 2022, he was employed by NDTV India, eventually as a Senior Director.[13] He hosted several programmes, including the channel's flagship weekday show Prime Time, Hum Log,[14] Ravish Ki Report[15] and Des Ki Baat.[16]
He has received death threats in the past for his journalism.[17] [18] [19]
On 30 November 2022, he resigned from NDTV, a day after the channel's founders and promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy resigned as directors on the board of RRPR Holding Private Limited (RRPRH).[20] [21]
YouTube career
Ravish Kumar started a YouTube channel after resigning from his job.[22] On 5 May 2024, his channel reached the milestone of 10 million subscribers.[23] [24]
Awards and accolades
Kumar has been conferred various awards for his work in journalism including the Ramon Magsaysay Award (2019). He has been two times recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award (2017, 2013) for the broadcast category in the Hindi language. The list continues with Gauri Lankesh Award for Journalism, first 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) by The Indian Express and also named Journalist of the Year by the Mumbai Press Club.[25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]
Kumar was awarded the Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression for his critical and independent journalism in India by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels, Belgium on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 2023.[31]
Personal life
Kumar is married to Nayana Dasgupta who teaches history at the Lady 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 documentary While We Watched directed by Vinay Shukla.[34]
Books
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: NDTV's Ravish Kumar wins the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award . ThePrint . PTI . 2 August 2019 . 13 April 2021.
- News: PTI. 2 August 2019. Journalist Ravish Kumar wins 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award. 13 April 2021. Deccan Herald. en.
- Web site: 19 December 2023 . YouTube is the last bastion of unbiased journalism in India . 21 May 2024 . Rest of World . en-US.
- Web site: Indian journalists turned to YouTube to dodge Modi's censorship. Some of their channels are now being blocked . 21 May 2024 . Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism . en.
- News: PTI. Indian journalist Ravish Kumar receives 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award. en-IN. 9 September 2019. The Hindu. 13 April 2021. 0971-751X. 28 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228204036/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indian-journalist-ravish-kumar-receives-2019-ramon-magsaysay-award/article29374978.ece.
- News: 7 साल डेटिंग करने के बाद रवीश और नयना ने की थीं शादी, जानें कौन हैं और क्या करती हैं रवीश कुमार की पत्नी . 6 December 2023 . Jansatta . 5 December 2020 . hi.
- News: Puri. Anjali. 2 December 2019. Ravish Kumar: The rooted anchor. 13 April 2021. Business Standard. en.
- News: "Truth Essential To Democracy": Ravish Kumar Receives Magsaysay Award . 7 December 2021. NDTV.com.
- News: PTI. 2 August 2019. NDTV's Ravish Kumar wins the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award. 13 April 2021. ThePrint. en-US.
- News: PTI. 2 August 2019. Journalist Ravish Kumar wins 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award. 13 April 2021. Deccan Herald.
- News: Tripathi . Shailaja . 24 August 2022 . Ravish Kumar Biography: Wife, Early Life, Education, TV Show, Awards, Age, News and other latest details. Dainik Jagran . 18 March 2024.
- News: दिल्ली में बंगाल की नयना पर दिल हार बैठे थे रवीश कुमार, तमाम मुश्क़िलों को पार कर रचाई शादी . Jansatta . hi . 4 August 2020 . 27 August 2020.
- News: NDTV - The Company. 28 August 2016. NDTV.
- Web site: NDTV.com. www.ndtv.com. 28 August 2016.
- Web site: Ravish Ki Report. 30 November 2022. www.ndtv.com.
- News: Des Ki Baat . 24 July 2020 . NDTV.
- News: NDTV के पत्रकार रवीश कुमार को दी जा रही है जान से मारने की धमक़ी . 3 February 2021 . NDTVIndia . 25 May 2018.
- News: NDTV's Ravish Kumar says the frequency of death threats increased, calls it 'all well organised' . 3 February 2021 . Firstpost . 27 May 2018.
- News: NDTV's Ravish Kumar says death threats have increased . 14 May 2020 . The Hindu . 25 May 2018.
- News: Senior journalist Ravish Kumar resigns from NDTV. Indian Express. 30 November 2022 . 30 November 2022.
- News: 24 August 2022 . Media freedom fears in India after Modi ally Adani buys 29% stake in NDTV . 30 November 2022 . The Guardian . en.
- News: Adani's NDTV Takeover: Ravish Kumar launches YouTube channel after resignation, says 'Road ahead is not fixed but his courage is'; watch . 13 July 2023 . Free Press Journal . 1 December 2022 . en.
- News: India's YouTubers take on Narendra Modi . 24 May 2024 . . 23 May 2024.
- Web site: Ravish Kumar completes 10 million subscribers on YouTube 18 months after launching channel . english.varthabharati.in . 24 May 2024 . 6 May 2024.
- Web site: Kumar, Ravish . www.rmaward.asia . 17 March 2021.
- Web site: Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards: Full list of winners. 22 December 2017. The Indian Express. en-US. 14 May 2020.
- News: First Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award given to senior TV journalist Ravish Kumar - The New Indian Express . 17 March 2021 . New Indian Express . 23 September 2019.
- News: 27 August 2014. President Pranab Mukherjee honours 28 persons for contribution towards Hindi language. The Economic Times. 14 May 2020.
- News: Kuldip Nayar journalism awards: First winner Ravish Kumar says journalists 'have to rise above flattery of establishment' . 17 March 2021 . The Indian Express . 21 March 2017 . en.
- News: #ie100: Narendra Modi to Ravish Kumar, the most powerful Indians . 17 March 2021 . The Indian Express . 14 April 2016 . en.
- News: Author Jennifer Clement and journalist Ravish Kumar receive Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression . 5 May 2023 . Vrije Universiteit Brussel . 3 May 2023 . en.
- The Peace Maker . Joshi . Namrata . 12 October 2015 . . Namrata Joshi . 17 March 2021.
- News: 'Most of Mainstream Media a Disgrace to Democracy': Ravish Kumar at Peabody Ceremony . The Wire . 21 June 2024 . 21 June 2024.
- News: Girish . Devika . 20 July 2023 . 'While We Watched' Review: A Lament and a Battle Cry . 21 July 2023 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
- News: Raman . Anuradha . 24 May 2018 . Book review - "The Free Voice" . The Hindu . live . 8 June 2018 . https://archive.today/20230617164632/https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-free-voice-on-democracy-culture-and-the-nation-review-looking-through-glass/article23465517.ece . 17 June 2023.
- News: Ray . Prakash K. . 5 April 2018 . Review: Democracy and Debate in the Time of 'IT Cell' . The Wire . live . 8 June 2018 . https://archive.today/20230617164115/https://thewire.in/books/ravish-kumar-book . 17 June 2023.
- Book: Kumar, Ravish. Bolna Hi Hai: Loktantra, Sanskriti Aur Rashtra Ke Bare Mein. 1 February 2020. Rajkamal Prakashan. 978-93-88933-61-2. en.
- News: Trivedi . Vikas . बुक रिव्यू: 'इश्क़ में शहर होना' सिखाती हैं टीवी वाले रवीश कुमार की फ़ेसबुक लव कहानियां . 24 July 2020 . . 19 February 2015.
- Web site: Dekhate Rahiye : Ravish Kumar : 9789380044590. 7 December 2021. www.bookdepository.com.
- News: 'रवीशपंती' और 'बस इतनी सी थी ये कहानी' का लोकार्पण . Aaj Tak . hi . 16 December 2014 . 1 February 2024.
- Book: Kumar, Ravish. A City Happens In Love. 10 September 2018. Speaking Tiger . 9789388326032. Katyal. Akhil.