Arnab Goswami (born on 7 March 1973, in Assam, India) is an Indian news anchor and journalist. He is the owner and editor-in-chief of the Indian News Media Republic TV. Before Republic TV, Goswami was the editor-in-chief of Times Now and ET Now, from 2006 – 2016.
He is the former Chairman of the Executive Council of the News Broadcasting Association. He currently hosts two popular debates, Nation Want to Know and Puchta Hai Bharat. Earlier, Arnab Goswami was the host of another special program called Frankly Speaking with Arnab.
The show airs interviews with celebrities from all over the world. Arnab Goswami has received many awards and honors for his news anchoring skills.
Facts About Arnab Goswami
- Born: 7 March 1973, Guwahati, Assam, India
- Full name: Arnab Ranjan Goswami
- Famous for: News Anchoring Skills
- Height: 5 feet 9 inches (1.8 m)
- Weight: 75 kg (165.35 lbs)
- Age: 48 Year’s old
- Religion: Hinduism
- Education:
Mount St. Mary’s School
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Hindu College, Delhi
St Antony’s College, Oxford
Sidney Sussex College - Wife: Samyabrata Ray Goswami
- Organization: Republic TV
- Father: Manoranjan Goswami
- Mother: Suprabha Goswami
- Books: Combating terrorism
- Net Worth: 383 crores
Arnab Goswami Biography
Arnab Goswami was born on 7 March 1973 in Guwahati, Assam in an Assamese Hindu family. As the son of Manoranjan Goswami and Suprabha Gain-Goswami. His father, Manoranjan Goswami was an army officer and he was retired as a colonel after serving in the Indian army for almost 30 years.
After retirement, Manoranjan Goswami has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party but, his political career was not successful. Arnab’s mother, Suprabha Goswami was an author and she wrote various books in her life.
Arnab Goswami Education
Arnab is the son of an army officer so he completed his education in different places. He took the class 10 board examination from Mount Saint Mary’s School, which is in Delhi Cantonment and he completed his 12th class from Kendriya Vidyalaya which is in Jabalpur Cantonment.
Arnav did his graduation in Sociology from Hindu College, which is in Delhi. He did his master’s degree in social anthropology from the University of Oxford’s St. Anthony University (1994). He was a Visiting Fellow in the International Studies Department of Sydney Sussex College, Cambridge University.
Controversy
Shashi Tharoor Defamation Case
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor filed a defamation case in the Delhi High Court against senior television journalist Arnab and Republic TV in connection with the channel’s broadcast of news reports from 8 to 13 May claiming his link in his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death in 2014.[1]
Seeking the channel response, Justice Manmohan of the High Court said, “Bring down the rhetoric. You can put out your story, you can put out the facts. You cannot call him names. That is uncalled for.”
2020 Palghar Mob Lynching
In link with the 2020 Palghar mob lynching case, several reports were filed against Arnab Goswami, regarding his alleged use of inflammatory language, as well as allegations of misinformation. [2]
Anvay Naik Suicide Case
Arnab was arrested on 4 November 2020 in a 2018 suicide case of Anvay Naik. [3] But later he was released on interim bail ordered by the Supreme Court of India on 11 November 2020.
Arnab Goswami Net Worth
Arnab Goswami’s net worth has more than 383 crores and his monthly salary is reportedly more than 1.5 crores as an owner and editor-in-chief of Republic TV.
References
↑2 Chhattisgarh: FIRs filed against Arnab over Palghar comments
↑3 Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami arrested in 2018 suicide case