Arnab Goswami
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Arnab Goswami is an Indian journalist who is the Editor in Chief and News anchor of the Indian news channel Times Now
. He is an important contributor to the rise of the Times Now news channel since its launch in January 2006. His show The Newshour is aired at 9 pm (IST) with live news coverage. Arnab Goswami also hosts a special television program Frankly Speaking with Arnab, which has featured eminent personalities. Arnab is a recipient of a number of awards for his journalistic abilities and has also written a book named Combating Terrorism: The Legal Challenge.
, Assam
. He comes from a family of eminent jurists. His paternal grandfather, Rajani Kanta Goswami, was a well known lawyer, a Congress
leader and a freedom fighter. His maternal grandfather, Gauri Sankar Bhattacharya, was a leader of the opposition
in Assam for many years. He was a freedom fighter, an intellectual writer and a recipient of the Asom Sahitya Sabha
Award. As an army officer's son, he attended schools in various cities. He passed his 10th Standard board examination
s from St Mary's School in Delhi Cantonment
, his 12th Standard board exams from Kendriya Vidyalaya
in Jabalpur Cantonment. Arnab graduated in Sociology from Hindu College
. He completed his Master's degree in Social Anthropology
from Oxford University (St. Antony’s College, 1994) where he was a Felix Scholar. In 2000, he was a visiting fellow
at the International Studies Department at Cambridge University (Sidney Sussex College
) where he was a D C Pavate fellow.
in Kolkatta. Goswami began his career in TV news broadcast with NDTV 24x7
in 1995, where he anchored daily newscasts and set new standards in political reporting, where he did reporting for News Tonight a programme telecast on DD Metro
. In his time with NDTV, he did the first ever TV interview with Sonia Gandhi
. Later as the news editor, he was part of NDTV’s core team during the transition from programme producer to the 24-hour mode in 1998. He hosted the popular Newshour show every weeknight. Newshour was seen as the agenda setting show on the channel and was the longest running news analysis shown on any channel (1998-2003). As a Senior Editor with NDTV 24x7, he was responsible for the overall editorial content of the channel. He hosted one of the channel’s top rated news analysis show Newsnight, which won an award for the Best News Anchor of Asia 2004 in the 2004 Asian Television Awards.
Arnab Goswami is currently Editor in Chief and News anchor of the Times Now news channel. He is an important contributor in the rise of the Times Now news channel since its launch in January 2006. His show The Newshour is aired at 9 pm with live news coverage, which has featured notable personalities like Parvez Musharraf and Rahul Bajaj
. His notable accomplishments include stepping up with the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings
, interviewing over 200 politicians and analysts during the Trust Vote in October 2008 within a span of 26 hours of live anchoring and hosting the 26/11 Mumbai Terror attacks for over 65 hours, in which the channel set new standards in live and direct field reporting. Since then, the channel has been widely acknowledged in India as well as globally for incisive and direct reporting.
He also hosts a special programme Frankly Speaking with Arnab, which has featured eminent personalities such as the late Benazir Bhutto
, UK Prime Minister – Gordon Brown
, Afghanistan President – Hamid Karzai
, Buddhist Spiritual leader – Dalai Lama
, US Secretary of State – Hillary Clinton, Sonia Gandhi and a host of prominent Indian personalities from politics, sports, films, and the corporate world. He has also written a book named Combating Terrorism: The Legal Challenge.
He is widely considered to be one of the top four English News TV journalists in India- other three being- Karan Thapar
, Barkha Dutt
and Rajdeep Sardesai
.
Times Now
Times Now is a 24-hour English language news channel based in Mumbai and broadcast primarily in the South Asian region. The channel was launched in 2006 as a joint-venture of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., the publishers of The Times of India and Reuters. Arnab Goswami is the Editor-in Chief and...
. He is an important contributor to the rise of the Times Now news channel since its launch in January 2006. His show The Newshour is aired at 9 pm (IST) with live news coverage. Arnab Goswami also hosts a special television program Frankly Speaking with Arnab, which has featured eminent personalities. Arnab is a recipient of a number of awards for his journalistic abilities and has also written a book named Combating Terrorism: The Legal Challenge.
Biography
Arnab Goswami was born in GuwahatiGuwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
, Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. He comes from a family of eminent jurists. His paternal grandfather, Rajani Kanta Goswami, was a well known lawyer, a Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
leader and a freedom fighter. His maternal grandfather, Gauri Sankar Bhattacharya, was a leader of the opposition
Leader of the Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government...
in Assam for many years. He was a freedom fighter, an intellectual writer and a recipient of the Asom Sahitya Sabha
Asom Sahitya Sabha
The Asam Sahitya Sabha was founded in 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. Presently it has about one thousand branches all over Assam and also outside the state. The central office is at Jorhat a city of historical importance...
Award. As an army officer's son, he attended schools in various cities. He passed his 10th Standard board examination
Board examination
In India, board examinations refer to the pivotal examinations that occur at the end of the 9th to 10th grade education , or at the end of the 11th to 12th grade education...
s from St Mary's School in Delhi Cantonment
Delhi Cantonment
Delhi Cantonment is one of the three statutory towns that make up the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Its population according to the 2001 Census was 124,452...
, his 12th Standard board exams from Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya, is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development ....
in Jabalpur Cantonment. Arnab graduated in Sociology from Hindu College
Hindu College, University of Delhi
Hindu College, Delhi is one of the oldest and well-known colleges in India, that was set up in 1899. It is under the affiliation of University of Delhi.It has seen enviable growth over the years. It offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses in Science, Humanities and Commerce...
. He completed his Master's degree in Social Anthropology
Social anthropology
Social Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,...
from Oxford University (St. Antony’s College, 1994) where he was a Felix Scholar. In 2000, he was a visiting fellow
Visiting fellow
A visiting fellow is an academic, often a senior academic, who is undertaking research at a different institution than his or her main institution for a limited period of time, often but not necessarily at a foreign institution. A visiting fellow can be paid or unpaid; sometimes the salary is paid...
at the International Studies Department at Cambridge University (Sidney Sussex College
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
) where he was a D C Pavate fellow.
Career
Arnab started his career with The TelegraphThe Telegraph (Kolkata)
The Telegraph is an Indian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper vies with the Times of India for the position of having the widest widest circulation of any newspaper in Eastern India.According to the Audit...
in Kolkatta. Goswami began his career in TV news broadcast with NDTV 24x7
NDTV 24x7
NDTV 24x7 is a premier English language television network that carries news and current affairs in India, it is owned by New Delhi Television Ltd. NDTV 24x7 won the Asian Television Award for Best News Programme in 2005....
in 1995, where he anchored daily newscasts and set new standards in political reporting, where he did reporting for News Tonight a programme telecast on DD Metro
DD Metro
DD Metro also known as DD 2 was Doordarshan's Hindi language general entertainment channel. At the time, DD Metro was on air, the channel was kept as a terrestrial channel, instead of exclusive satellite channel. However, it was available on many of the cable operators in India...
. In his time with NDTV, he did the first ever TV interview with Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi is an Italian-born Indian politician and the President of the Indian National Congress, one of the major political parties of India. She is the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi...
. Later as the news editor, he was part of NDTV’s core team during the transition from programme producer to the 24-hour mode in 1998. He hosted the popular Newshour show every weeknight. Newshour was seen as the agenda setting show on the channel and was the longest running news analysis shown on any channel (1998-2003). As a Senior Editor with NDTV 24x7, he was responsible for the overall editorial content of the channel. He hosted one of the channel’s top rated news analysis show Newsnight, which won an award for the Best News Anchor of Asia 2004 in the 2004 Asian Television Awards.
Arnab Goswami is currently Editor in Chief and News anchor of the Times Now news channel. He is an important contributor in the rise of the Times Now news channel since its launch in January 2006. His show The Newshour is aired at 9 pm with live news coverage, which has featured notable personalities like Parvez Musharraf and Rahul Bajaj
Rahul Bajaj
Rahul Bajaj is an Indian businessman, politician and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Indian conglomerate Bajaj Group and member of parliament. Bajaj comes from the business house started by a Rajasthani Marwadi businessman Jamnalal Bajaj. The US$ 1.32 Billion Bajaj Auto is his flagship company...
. His notable accomplishments include stepping up with the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings
11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings
The 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts that took place over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the nation's financial capital. The bombs were set off in pressure cookers on trains...
, interviewing over 200 politicians and analysts during the Trust Vote in October 2008 within a span of 26 hours of live anchoring and hosting the 26/11 Mumbai Terror attacks for over 65 hours, in which the channel set new standards in live and direct field reporting. Since then, the channel has been widely acknowledged in India as well as globally for incisive and direct reporting.
He also hosts a special programme Frankly Speaking with Arnab, which has featured eminent personalities such as the late Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
, UK Prime Minister – Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
, Afghanistan President – Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
, Buddhist Spiritual leader – Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...
, US Secretary of State – Hillary Clinton, Sonia Gandhi and a host of prominent Indian personalities from politics, sports, films, and the corporate world. He has also written a book named Combating Terrorism: The Legal Challenge.
He is widely considered to be one of the top four English News TV journalists in India- other three being- Karan Thapar
Karan Thapar
Karan Thapar is one of India's noted television commentators and interviewers. He is the youngest child of General P. N. Thapar and Mrs. Bimla Thapar.-Education:...
, Barkha Dutt
Barkha Dutt
Barkha Dutt is an Indian TV journalist and columnist. She is currently the Group Editor, English News at New Delhi Television.Dutt gained prominence for her reportage of the Kargil War. She has won many national and international awards, including the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian...
and Rajdeep Sardesai
Rajdeep Sardesai
Rajdeep Sardesai is an Indian journalist, political commentator and news presenter. Sardesai is the Editor-in-Chief of IBN18 Network, that includes CNN-IBN, IBN-7 and IBN-Lokmat.- Biography :...
.
Awards
- Asian Television awards for Best Presenter or Anchor (Runner up)
- Society Young Achievers award for excellence in the field of Media
- Indian News Broadcasting Awards 2008 for Innovative Editor-in-Chief
- Assamese of the Year Award by News Live
- Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism(tv) for the year 2010 by the Indian Express Group.
External links
- Full interview of Hillary Clinton hosted by Arnab Goswami of Frankly Speaking on Times Now at St. Xavier College