Shekhar Gupta Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Journalist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	26/08/1957
Age	68 years
Birthplace	Palwal, Haryana

Bio/Wiki

Famous For	Hosting the NDTV talk-show; Walk The Talk

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	School of Communication Studies, Panjab University
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Journalism

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Vaishya (Bania)
Food Habit	Vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Affairs/Girlfriends

Neelam Jolly

Family

Wife	Neelam Jolly (Social Worker)
Children	Not Known
Parents	Names Not Known

Money Factor

Salary	INR 10 crores per annum

Career

Awards/Achievements	Honoured with the 1984 American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) Fellowship at the Tufts University and The New York Times Received Inlaks Young Journalist of the Year Award in 1985 GK Reddy Award for Journalism in 1997 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Award for National Integration in 2006 Honoured with Padma Bhushan in 2009 for his contribution to journalism
Controversies	Accused of tax evasion, fraud, and being involved in the Commonwealth Games Scam Sued founder of Outlook India magazine, Vinod Mehta Accused by Taslima Nasreen of changing article headline Named in the Enforcement Directorate's supplementary charge sheet in Augusta Westland Scam

Some Lesser Known Facts

Joined India Today as Editor-in-Chief in 2015.
Established The Print, a digital media news company, in August 2017.
Started as a cub reporter at The Indian Express in Chandigarh in 1977.
Reported on the Gulf War of 1991 in Baghdad.
Published a book, Anticipating India, comprising writings from his column National Interest.
Stepped down from The Indian Express in 2015.
Released a book featuring 25 significant political interviews from the show Walk The Talk in 2017.
Co-founded The Print digital media company with Barkha Dutt in 2017.
Rebranded his talk show to Off The Cuff, transitioning to live audience interviews.