He and his wife are known for spinning news and masters of spreading lies. Rajdeep sardesai is a senior journalist, anchor and an author. Excerpted with permission of rajdeep sardesai and penguin books. Rajdeep sardesai is an indian author and news anchor. Sania mirza had a poignant response for rajdeep sardesai after the latter asked a sexist question on air. And a little information of techniques used by parties in 2014 election. Book interviews book breaking views rajdeep sardesai.
But if you dont like him or pakistan, or his book, dont read it, boycott the function, wear a black band. Sardesai is currently a consulting editor at the india today group, and hosts india today television. Rajdeep sardesai sent out a farewell mail to his employees on friday evening informing them about him quitting the cnnibn news channel. The election that changed india is now available in. Amit shah interview to rajdeep sardesai on exit poll figures for nda on cnn ibn may 2014 duration.
Full transcript of lalit modi interview india news. Bjppdp relationship was doomed from the beginning, writes rajdeep sardesai neither the valleybased pdp nor the jammubased bjp could offer a solution for peace and reconciliation that went. Rajdeep sardesai gives us the scoop on his book, democracys eleven, and tells us about his besties pranab mukherjee and arnab goswami. This book does not contain any profound observations on the 2014 elections. Shashi tharoor exclusive on his book why i am hindu with rajdeep sardesai on india. Rajdeep sardesai is one of the countrys most recognised and respected journalists. Here is the full interview with india todays rajdeep sardesai. Specialising in national politics, rajdeep has won numerous awards for journalistic excellence including the prestigious padma shri for journalism in 2008.
Cricket, my father and other heroes by rajdeep sardesai. Rajdeep sardesai writes an open letter to aaditya thackeray. Rajdeep sardesai is a senior journalist and author of the bestselling book, 2014. Rajdeep sardesai is an indian news anchor and author. India an open letter to raj thackeray dear raj, this is the second open letter i am writing to you since, as was the case four years ago, you refuse to do interviews in any language other than marathi. Rajdeep sardesai has 26 years of journalistic experience in print and television. Sagarika ghose born 8 november 1964 is an indian journalist, news anchor, columnist and author.
Television journalist rajdeep sardesai being felicitated after speaking on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the press club of hyderabad on sunday. It is this set of skills access, ground reportage, sound analysis, and a sharp political sense which sardesai has deployed to put together his. Why indians love to hate rajdeep sardesai guruprasads. Rajdeep sardesai too is as good as any other pseudo journalists who speaks about intolerance and secularism that suits to their likings. In a damage control exercise, a republic tv employee tweeted a picture from 2002 showing arnab goswami and rajdeep sardesai in the same. I suppose rajdeep should be allowed to clarify his own stand. Why i am a hindu shashi tharoors exclusive interview with rajdeep sardesai dr. He is currently a consulting editor with india today tv.
Ms dhoni reveals his opinion about n srinivasan and. Overall, a very entertaining read as it covers cricket. I told him once in an interview that he was being seen as a joker in the pack in amethi. On rahul selfdestructing, kejriwal miscalculating and modi strategising brilliantly. Kumar ketkars nomination reveals the dangers of letting journalists become lawmakers.
It is often quoted that rajdeep sardesai wrote an article praising dawood ibrahim in 1993 soon after the 1993 mumbai bomb blasts. Media matters rajdeep sardesai on his relationship with arnab goswami, and other anecdotes from his book the tv journalists book on the 2014 elections also has some revelations about the media. Yes pranab scolded rajdeep, but do you know he said. Veteran journalist rajdeep sardesai recently interviewed the former president, pranab mukherjee. When it comes to hypocrisy in indian journalism, rajdeep sardesai is its burj khalifa. Veteran journalist rajdeep sardesai did what most journalists would hesitate to do. Rajdeep sardesai asks scribes to save integrity the hindu. He points out how the polls marked a gradual shift in the indian politics destroying age old barriers of caste and creed.
Rajdeep sardesai asked us to see his interview with. Here we share rajdeep sardesai controversies from the past as well as present. The election that changed india rajdeep sardesai on. In his first interview after the visa row, which brought union minister sushma swaraj in the middle of a political storm, former ipl comissioner lalit modi said that the entire upa was against him. I think it was sometime in the late 90s when i had first seen rajdeep sardesai in mainstream media.
She was a prime time anchor for bbc world on question time india and on the news network cnnibn, also being the deputy editor for the latter. Why i am a hindu shashi tharoors exclusive interview. In april 2002 in wake of the postgodhra riots in which hundreds of hindus were also killed, but ignored, member of parliament somnath chatterjee quoted rajdeep sardesai. Rajdeep sardesai, editorinchief of cnnibn, where thapars shows are telecast, says, he is like a public prosecutor. He was city editor of the times of india in mumbai at twentysix, became the managing editor of ndtv and later set up the ibn 18 network, including cnn ibn, ibn 7 and ibn lokmat. Editorinchief of cnnibn rajdeep sardesai quit on july 4, a day after the channels deputy editor and his wife sagarika ghose resigned. On tuesday, scoopwhoop news wrote an article on journalist rajdeep sardesai s recent interview with uttar pradesh chief minister akhilesh yadavs children. Pranab mukherjee scolds rajdeep sardesai, but thats not.
After an engaging interview with sonia gandhi, rajdeep shows us more of. This is the reason why he is always surrounded by news and controversy, most of the time for his own views and opinions on the microblogging site twitter. Rajdeep sardesai, one of indias bestknown journalists, was in such a position for this years general election in india, in which 815 million people voted. The election that changed india by rajdeep sardesai. The great indian cricket story, has just been published by juggernaut books and is. Pragya thakur was amit shahs personal choice to take on digvijaya singh in bhopal. He is a consulting editor at the india today group, and hosts the 9. Ap file photo sania mirza has the tenacity to be calm on the court and over the years has built up her personality to shut people up when a stray question comes her way. He was the editorinchief of global broadcast news, that included cnnibn, ibn7 and ibnlokmatwhich he resigned in july 2014. Modi is the most powerful political figure of his age, a time when even newsrooms are split edited excerpts from rajdeep sardesai s new book newsman.
She has been a journalist since 1991 and has worked at the times of india, outlook and the indian express. Rajdeep sardesai born 24 may 1965 is an indian news anchor and author. So, at 6 the next morning, anxious for my interview, i parked myself outside. Recently he tweeted hell file criminal complain against lawyer prashant umrao for pu. Rajdeep sardesai on his relationship with arnab goswami. This is a guest article by indiafacts reader rohan shah, a software professional. Byashish jindalon november 2017 i thouroughly enjoyed the book, it gives you great insights as to what the game feels like to the author as well as some personal interviews. Buy the election that changed india 2014 book online at.
We read about instances we in general wouldnt find in other interviews. His new book newsman, a collection of his columns written over a period of. Sania mirza gives perfect reply to rajdeep sardesais. Rajdeep sardesais farewell letter to his staff india. He was the editorinchief of global broadcast news, that included cnnibn, ibn7 and ibnlokmat. Rajdeep worked with the times of india and entered television journalism as political editor on new delhi television. Today, you are expected to be a bhakt or a permanent critic one of the bestknown faces on television news says he is neither, as he talks about the state of. Ms dhoni reveals his opinion about n srinivasan and gurunath meiyappan in the book of rajdeep sardesai.
In a career that started in 1988, he has been anchor, editor and columnist across tv and print. This incident happened with rajdeep, post the cms interview, and it was a twocam setup and we were five of us who went for the interview. He was city editor of the times of india in mumbai at 26, became managing editor of ndtv and later set up the ibn 18 network, including cnn ibn, ibn 7 and ibn lokmat. Never be afraid, says arnab goswami but how about not. Rajdeep sardesai was born in 1965 at ahmedabad to a goan father, well known the former indian test cricketer dilip sardesai,the then stylish batsman of indian cricket and a maharashtrian mother, nandini sardesai, an activist in mumbai and former head of the department of sociology at. Book interviews ndtvs ravish interviews rajdeep sardesai a candid interview over the book with ravish. Sardesai comes with over 26 yrs of journalistic experience during which hes covered some of indias biggest political. Bjppdp relationship was doomed from the beginning, writes.
Rajdeep sardesai punctures arnabs claim that he was. He was born to father dilip sardesai, a professional cricketer who was formally in the indian test cricket team, and mother nandini sardesai. So on a sunday evening, when a video that caught the so called anticorruption crusader arvind kejriwal sexingup a television interview with a senior tv anchor punya prasoon bajpai in one of the most popular tv news channels went viral, everyone expected it to trigger some honest discussion and reporting. This is an excerpt from rajdeep sardesai s chapter in a new book about ndtv and 25 years of television journalism, called more news is good news. When the devils advocate has the last word the hindu. The arre interview with rajdeep sardesai on his book democracys. Rajdeep sardesais epic reply after arnab goswami targets. Rajdeep sardesai, sagarika ghose quit cnnibn, network 18. Rajdeep sardesai is a senior journalist and author. Rajdeep sardesai is one of the countrys most recognized and respected journalists. How rajdeep sardesai grilled mamata bannerjee with some tough questions.
Their decisions brought the bharatiya janata party and its leader narendra modi into power, ending 67 years of nearuninterrupted control of indian politics by the congress party and. Rajdeep sardesai is one of the country s most recognised and respected journalists. His eye for detail and intensive research puts him in a different league. Journalism masterclass by rajdeep sardesai opindia. But we took legal advice and we were told that we could not do so. In his recent interview with former president pranab mukherjee, the journalist is seen being scolded by. Soon after the interview was broadcast, his critics took to twitter applauding mukherjee for.
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