Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Rajdeep Dilip Sardesai |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 175 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Campion School, The Cathedral & John Connon School |
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| College | St. Xavier's College, University College, Oxford |
| Qualifications | Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Civil Law |
Personal Life
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Spouse | Sagarika Ghose (Married 1994) |
Family
| Father | Dilip Sardesai | ||||
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| Mother | Nandini | ||||
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Career
| Debut | 1988 |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Rajdeep Sardesai is the son of Dilip Sardesai, a former Indian Test Cricketer. | |
| He worked at Times of India for six years, serving as the city editor of its Mumbai edition. | |
| In 1994, he transitioned to television journalism as the Political Editor of New Delhi Television (NDTV). | |
| At NDTV, he hosted popular shows like ‘The Big Fight.’ | |
| Rajdeep left NDTV to establish his own company, Global Broadcast News (GBN), in collaboration with CNN and Raghav Bahl’s TV18. | |
| He was honored with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2008. | |
| For his coverage of the 2002 Gujarat riots and excellence in journalism in 2006, Rajdeep received The International Broadcasters Award and the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award. | |
| He won The Asian Television Award for talk show presentation and has been named News Anchor of the year by the Indian Television Academy eight times in the last nine years. | |
| Rajdeep has held the position of President of the Editors Guild of India and was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. |
