Udayan Mukherjee

Journalist

Indian Kolkata, India Cancer

Quick Info

ProfessionJournalist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth05/07/1976
Age50 years
BirthplaceKolkata, India
Zodiac SignCancer

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Bio/Wiki

Udayan Mukherjee is an Indian television journalist and economist who was formerly the managing editor with CNBC India.
He is best known as the face of the Indian stock market.
After stepping back from daily television in 2013, he wrote fiction and ran resorts, then rejoined the India Today group in 2021 as Global Business Editor and host of Business Today.

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolNot Known
College/Universities
Degrees
  • B.Sc in Economics from Presidency College, Kolkata
  • MA in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism

Relationships & More

Marital StatusNot Known

Family

SiblingsNeel Mukherjee (brother)

Career

OverviewBegan career with UTV, later became Managing Editor of CNBC India. Stepped down in 2013 due to professional fatigue, moved to Kumaon, Uttarakhand. Turned to writing and entrepreneurship, setting up resorts in Munsiyari (Uttarakhand) and Ladakh. Made a comeback in June 2021 with India Today group, joining their business channel Business Today, where he later served as Global Business Editor of the India Today group. Remains an occasional TV commentator and columnist.
Significant Achievements
  • Worked for CNBC channel for almost 15 years
  • Won Ramnath Goenka Award in the category of Journalist of the Year in broadcasting
  • Authored three books: Dark Circles (2018, fiction novel on mental health), Death in the Himalayas (mystery fiction), Essential Items: Stories from a Land in Lockdown (short stories during COVID-19 pandemic)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. From a young age, he aspired to be a journalist.
2. He has been recognized with multiple awards for his journalistic work.
3. In 2013, he decided to step back from his full-time editing career, citing professional fatigue as the reason.
4. Lives in Seetla, Uttarakhand.
5. Known as the face of the Indian stock market during his CNBC tenure.
6. Played a pioneering role in popularizing financial market broadcasting in India over a two-decade career as an award-winning journalist with CNBC.

Also born on 5 July

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