Chitra Tripathi is an Indian journalist, producer, and screenwriter. As of 2019, he is working as ‘Deputy Editor and Advisor’ at the popular news channel “Aaj Tak.”
Wiki/Biography
Chitra Tripathi was born on 11 May 1986 (age 33; as of 2019) in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He comes from a middle-class religious family.
Chitra Tripathi childhood photos
He got his schooling from AD Govt. Girls Inter College and went to Deen Dayal Upadhyay University Gorakhpur to pursue her post graduation in Defense Studies. He wanted to join the Indian army and never thought of becoming a journalist. Once he participated as an NCC cadet and received a gold medal at the Republic Day Parade in Delhi.
Physical appearance
Height: 5′ 6”
Weight: 65 kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste & Husband
Chitra belongs to Brahmin Family. Not much is known about his parents. He has two younger brothers, Amit Tripathi and Aditya Tripathi. He also has a younger sister, Shweta Tripathi, who is a news anchor.
Chitra Tripathi’s parents
Chitra Tripathi with her family
Chitra Tripathi with her grandmother
Chitra married her longtime boyfriend, Atul Agarwal, a news anchor, on 23 November 2008. The couple has a son, Aum.
Chitra with her husband
Chitra Tripathi with her son
Chitra Tripathi with her husband and son
Career
Chitra started her career as a journalist with “Doordarshan Centre” in Gorakhpur. Next, he worked briefly with “ETV” and “Berita 24.” After that, he joined Sahara Samay as a news anchor and producer. Chitra, later, moved to “News India” where she worked as Associate Editor and Prime Time News Anchor. He hosts the channel’s flagship show titled ‘Betiyan.’ While working at India News, Tripathi received a letter of appreciation from the Indian army for his story ‘Hindustan Ka Mission Jai Hind.’ In 2016, Chitra joined “ABP News” and gained wide recognition by hosting shows like ‘2019 Kaun Jeetega’ ‘Kaun Banega Mukhiyamantri’ ‘Modi Ke 4 Saal’ and the weekly show ‘Sidang Akhbar’.
On February 11, 2019, he resigned from “ABP News” and joined the popular news channel “Aaj Tak” as Deputy Editor and Anchor.” There he hosted the show ‘Desh Tak.’
Chitra Tripathi Desh Tak Show
Controversy
In 2016, Chitra registered a complaint against her husband for domestic violence at Sector 24 Police Station in Noida. However, the issue was later resolved by the couple.
Award
- Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism (2016)
Chitra Tripathi received the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award
- NCC Achiever Award (2018)
Chitra Tripathi with NCC Achiever Award
Favorite Things
- Author: Harishankar Parsai
Facts
- Her hobbies include reading novels, traveling, cooking and the gym.
Chitra Tripathi is working out
- His family and friends call him Chitru.
- Chitra follows a vegetarian diet.
- Tripathi resides in Supertech Eco Village -1 Residential Apartment, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- Chitra is one of the 55 women PM Narendra Modi follows on Twitter on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
- Chitra did a midnight report for ABP News where she covered a village in Uttar Pradesh where there was no electricity in the entire village but only the house of a BJP MLA was lit. After his coverage, the Minister of Electricity of the UP Government rooted the electricity pole in the village within 3 days and the villagers experienced electricity supply for the first time after independence.
- Chitra was also seen making a report while driving the Bullet Bike at the Kumbh which was very much liked by the audience.
Chitra Tripathi reports on Bullet
Categories: Biography
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