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Arnab Goswami Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Qualification, Wiki & More

Updated On : November 4, 2020

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Short Biography

Arnab Goswami was born on 07-03-1973 in Guwahati in the state of Assam, India. He is an Indian Journalist, Broadcaster, Television Presenter, Television Personality, Chief-editor, Managing Director & Co-founder of Republic TV.

Arnab Goswami Complete Bio & Career

Arnab Goswami was born to a politician father and her mother was an author. Since his father was in the Indian army, he migrated from one place to another during his early life. He obtained his graduate degree from the famous Hindu College in Delhi. He then went to the UK and obtained his Master's degree in Social Anthropology from Oxford University. He then became a visiting professor at the Sidney Sussex College of Cambridge University.
 
In the late 1990s, he began his career as a journalist by working with the English newspaper The Telegraph in Kolkata. He was then roped in by NDTV and used to anchor the prime time news. When the Times Group launched its channel in 2006, he left NDTV and joined Times Now and became their editor-in-chief. His primetime show The Newshour garnered maximum viewership and has hosted a variety of personalities. He has also hosted Pakistani politicians such as Benazir Bhutto and Parvez Musharraf in his show. He was associated with Times Now for 10 straight years before finally leaving the channel in 2016 due to differences. A year later, he became managing editor and editor-in-chief of newly launched channel Republic TV. Soon, he bought nearly complete ownership of the channel and is today one of the most-watched news channels in India. He has often become a subject of controversy because of the way he has conduct debates on his shows. He created controversy once again in 2020 after he resigned as a member of the Editor's Guild of India on a live show in April 2020. The reason for that being silence of other journalists over the lynching of 2 Hindu monks in Palghar.  

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Arnab Goswami Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Manoranjan Goswami and Suprabha Goswami. He has a younger sister. He is married to Pipi Goswami (Samyabrata Ray Goswami) and together the couple has 2 children.

Life's Important Dates Of Arnab Goswami

Body Measurements

Skin Colour Wheatish
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Guwhati
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School St Mary's School, Delhi
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jabalpur
College Hindu College, New Delhi
Oxford University, England
Qualification Masters
Hobbies Reading Books
Marital Status Married
Debut As a News Anchor - NDTV (1995)
Salary N/A
Net Worth N/A
Official Website N/A
Best Shows The Debate With Arnab Goswami, Frankly Speaking with Arnab, The Newshour, and Nation Wants To Know among others

Collections

Car Collections BMW X5

Favourites

Favorite Color Black
Favorite Player Sachin Tendulkar
Favorite Sport Cricket
Favorite Politician Narendra Modi
Favorite Actress Kangana Ranaut
Favorite Actor Akshay Kumar
Favorite Singer Bhupen Hazarika

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Arnab Goswami

  • His grandfather Rajani Kanta was a freedom fighter and a lawyer.
  • He used to love participating in debates during his school days.
  • He has worked alongside Rajdeep Sardesai in Star News.
  • The first political personality that he interviewed was Sonia Gandhi.
  • During a debate show in the 2015 TMC leader, Mahua Motira showed Arnab her middle finger.
  • He is thus far the only journalist to ring the opening bell of BSE.

Arnab Goswami Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

52 years, 1month, 18 days old age Arnab Goswami will turn 53 on 07 March, 2026. Only 10 months, 9 days, his next birthday.

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