| Summary | - Sumit Awasthi is a well-known journalist in India.
- As per one of his interviews, journalism runs in his blood, as his father was a journalist at the ‘Akashvani,’ and was also linked with the ‘Bhartiya Suchna Sewa.’
- Awasthi wanted to secure his career in the Indian Army, for which he attempted twice, but failed.
- After completing his post-graduation, he did an internship in journalism with Jansatta. In 1997, he joined the Zee news channel.
- Later, he worked with the India top-most news channels, like Aaj Tak and IBN 7.
- In 2012, he was bestowed with ‘Madhavji Jyoti Puraskar’ for the best journalist, and in 2019 he received ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards.’
- Awasthi anchored a show named ‘Shabaash India,’ which was meant to showcase the positive incidents happening in the society.
- He has appeared as an expert in various episodes of the popular game show, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati.’
- BJP’s veteran leader, Murli Manohar Joshi, in an interview demanded that the questions should be asked the way he wanted in the interview that was being conducted by Awasthi. Joshi also took the camera and deleted the clip.
- His professionalism, deep research, and powerful anchoring make him a trusted face among Indian viewers, especially during elections and political coverage.
- Currently, he is working with News18 India (formerly IBN7).
- He joined ABP News in 2018 as Consulting Editor and later became Vice President (News & Production) there.
- He then joined NDTV India in July 2023 as Consulting Editor, hosting the shows Hum Bharat Ke Log and Khabron Ki Khabar, and left the network in November 2025.
- In December 2025 he joined Times Now Navbharat as Senior Consulting Editor and began anchoring the prime-time show Chakra View.
- Earlier in his career he was associated with Aaj Tak (as Deputy Editor) and Network18 (as Deputy Managing Editor), and was a Resident Editor at Zee News.
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