Punya Prasun Bajpai

Journalist, News Anchor

Indian Muzaffarpur, Bihar

Quick Info

ProfessionJournalist, News Anchor
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth18/03/1963
Age63 years
BirthplaceMuzaffarpur, Bihar

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Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Weight70 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Studied at Jamia Millia Islamia
Studied at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

Relationships & More

Marital StatusNot Known
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known

Family

FatherManikant Vajpayee (IAS Officer)

Career

Debut1996
ReligionHinduism
HobbiesWriting, Reading
Current PositionExecutive Editor at Aaj Tak
Notable Career PositionsPrime-time Anchor and Editor at Zee News (4 years), Editor-in-Chief at Sahara Samay (2007), Host of Masterstroke on ABP News

Social Media

Twitterhttps://twitter.com/punyaprasunbajpaiindia
YouTubePunya Prasun Bajpai

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Punya Prasun Bajpai is an Indian Journalist and Executive Editor at Aaj Tak.
2. He has over 20 years of experience in electronic and print media.
3. Bajpai has worked with media agencies like Jansatta, Sunday Observer, Sunday Mail, Lokmat, Zee News, and NDTV.
4. In 2003, he left Aaj Tak to join NDTV.
5. Before returning to Aaj Tak, he spent four years at Zee News as a prime-time anchor and editor.
6. He was among the top ten most active Indian journalists on Twitter in 2015.
7. Bajpai is also an author of several books.
8. During the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, he anchored live coverage for five hours.
9. He was honored with the Ramnath Goenka award for Hindi print and electronic media in 2005-06 and 2007–08.
10. He is the only journalist to have received the Ramnath Goenka award twice.
11. He has authored books including 'Raajneeti Meri Jaan', 'Disaster: Media and Politics', 'Sansad: Loktantra ya nazron ka dhokha', and 'Aadivasiyon par TADA'.
12. He began hosting Masterstroke on ABP News in April.
13. In 2007-2008, he served as Editor-in-Chief of Sahara Samay.
14. He is known for fearless questioning and in-depth analysis of socio-political issues.
15. His journalism focuses on investigative reporting, politics, governance, and social justice.
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