Sarla Maheshwari was a famous Indian news anchor in the 80s. She is known for her style of reading the news and her fashion sense. He worked at BBC England from 1984 to 1986. He witnessed the transition from black-and-white to color newscasts.
Wiki/Biography
Sarla Maheshwari was born in 1954 (age 69; in 2023). He completed his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Hindi at the University of Delhi. He is also pursuing a Ph.D. at Delhi University. While studying Ph.D. in 1976, he auditioned to become an announcer on Doordarshan.
Pictures of Sarla Maheshwari during her college days
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5’4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
He belongs to Gujarati Family.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents. He has three younger sisters.
Husband & Son
In 1984, she married Pawan Maheshwari, who was a gastroenterologist. He has two sons, Kavish, and Himanshu Maheshwari.
Sarla Maheshwari with her husband, Pawan Maheshwari
Sarla Maheshwari with her husband, Pawan Maheshwari, her eldest son, Kavish Maheshwari, and her youngest son, Himanshu Maheshwari
Career
teacher
While pursuing his PhD degree at Delhi University, he worked as a lecturer; he would teach in the morning and work as an announcer in the evening.
Newsreader
Sarla Maheshwari started her TV career with Doordarshan in 1976. In the beginning of her career, she used to do script writing for children’s programs and did work as an announcer on television. In 1982, he became a newsreader on Doordarshan. After getting married in 1984, she left Doordarshan and her teaching job and went to England with her husband. She worked at the BBC from 1984 to 1986. In October 1986, she returned to India with her husband. In 1988, he rejoined Doordarshan and became an icon of the news industry. He continued to work at Doordarshan until 2005.
Screenshot of Sarla Maheshwari as a newsreader on Doordarshan
Facts/Trivia
- Sarla Maheshwari is known for her calm and composed news delivery and Gujarati saree style.
- In the early years of his career, he used to write scripts for children’s programs like Kapde ki Kahani and Janmashtami.
- Sarla Maheshwari was the anchor who broke the news of Rajiv Gandhi’s death to the entire nation in May 1991.
- He covered the last rites of Mother Teresa from West Bengal in 1997 after Sarla decided never to go outside to take care of her children at home.
- It was he who became the host of the Asiad (now Asian Games) color broadcast for the first time in India, in 1982.
- In the late 80s, during the militancy in Punjab, Sarla received calls threatening to kill her for broadcasting news on television.
- He worked with many famous anchors like Salma Sultan, Minu Talwar, Sheila Chaman, Shammi Narang, and many more.
(From left to right) Sarla Maheshwari, Salma Sultan, Sheila Chaman and Minu Talwar
- He got many offers to work in movies and TV commercials, but he refused and decided to stick with his career as a newsreader.
- In an interview, he said that his father was the biggest critic in his life, who helped him succeed in his career.
- She runs a charity hospital in Delhi with her husband.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
