Physical Stats & More
Height | 165 cm |
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Weight | 70 kg |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
Hometown | Patna, Bihar |
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Relationships & More
Marital Status | Not Known | ||||
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Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known | ||||
Wife/Spouse | Not Known | ||||
Children |
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Family
Father | Late Manikant Vajpayee (IIS Officer) | ||||
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Mother | Not Known | ||||
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Career
Debut | 1996 |
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Religion | Hinduism |
Hobbies | Writing, Reading |
Some Lesser Known Facts
Punya Prasun Bajpai is an Indian Journalist and Executive Editor at Aaj Tak. | |
He has over 20 years of experience in electronic and print media. | |
Bajpai has worked with media agencies like Jansatta, Sunday Observer, Sunday Mail, Lokmat, Zee News, and NDTV. | |
In 2003, he left Aaj Tak to join NDTV. | |
Before returning to Aaj Tak, he spent four years at Zee News as a prime-time anchor and editor. | |
He was among the top ten most active Indian journalists on Twitter in 2015. | |
Bajpai is also an author of several books. | |
During the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, he anchored live coverage for five hours. | |
He was honored with the Ramnath Goenka award for Hindi print and electronic media in 2005-06 and 2007–08. | |
He is the only journalist to have received the Ramnath Goenka award twice. |