Ajit Anjum Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Hometown: New Delhi
Age: 55 Years
Wife: Geeta Shree
Bio/Wiki | |
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Real name | Ajit Kumar |
Profession(s) | Journalist, Social Media Influencer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 7" (170 cm) |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Award | • Ramnath Goenka (RNG) Excellence in Journalism Award in the broadcast category in 2010 • Dushyant Smriti Samman by Dushyant Kumar Foundation in 2017 ![]() |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 7 April 1969 (Monday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 55 Years |
Birthplace | Begusarai, Bihar |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
School | Town High School Hajipur, Bihar |
College/University | • Chandradhari Mithila College, Darbhanga, Bihar • Langat Singh College, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar |
Educational Qualification | Graduate in History (Honours) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Hobbies | Reading |
Controversies | POCSO case against Ajit Anjum In 2013, a POCSO case was registered against 8 journalists including Ajit Anjum for broadcasting an allegedly morphed and edited video of a minor and her family linked to Asaram Bapu Sexual Assault case. [1]BW Legal World Accusation from a fellow journalist In 2016, Imran Sheikh, who then worked as the senior correspondent of India TV, accused the channel's managing editor Ajit Anjum of twisting the news to favour a particular political party. Ajit Anjum answered in detail, regarding the accusations in one of his social media accounts. |
Social Media | • Instagram • YouTube |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Geeta Shree (digital creator)![]() |
Children | Daughter- Jiya![]() |
Parents | Father- Ramsagar Prasad Singh (retired judge) Mother- (homemaker) ![]() |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Ajit Anjum
- Ajit Anjum has been reading multiple newspaper dailies since his student days.
- As a student, he wrote his views on social problems in letters to the editor of the Patliputra Times and other dailies.
- In 1987, he and his friends came in contact with a group of local journalists in Muzaffarpur. The interactions with those journalists were instrumental in his choosing journalism as a career.
- At the same time, Manikant Thakur, then editor of Patlipura Times, allowed him to work as a local correspondent of Minapur in Muzaffarpur.
- He also freelanced as a journalist for several newspapers and periodicals such as Dharmyug, Saptahik Hindustan, Janshakti, Dinmaan, and Ravivar.
- In an interview, Ajit Anjum mentioned that he used to get Rs 50 per article published in the newspaper Janshakti.
- In 1988, he joined a new newspaper publication, Uttarkaal, from Guwahati for a salary of Rs 800 but resigned after two months due to differences with the owner.
- At the same time, he rejected another offer from a newspaper in Guwahati, Purvanchal Prahari, and returned to Patna.
- He started writing articles on a freelance basis for Jansatta and Amar Ujala until he got a job in Chauthi Duniya in 1989.
- In 1990, when senior journalist Prabal Maitra joined Amar Ujala as the bureau chief, he offered Ajit Anjum a job as a reporter, which he continued for four years.
- In September 1994, he joined the media company B.A.G. Films and Media Ltd and was the director of the popular talk show Rubaru hosted by Rajeev Shukla.
- In 2002, he joined Aaj Tak as a senior producer for a year, and later, rejoined B.A.G. Films.
- Ajit Anjum played a big role in the success of the popular shows, Pol Khol (2004), Red Alert, and Sansani (2004), in Star News (now ABP News).
- He was instrumental in the launch of the television channel News 24 in 2007. There, he was the managing editor till 2014.
- In 2010, he led the ‘Rahat Lekar Bihar Chalo’ campaign, which provided a considerable amount of relief materials to the Bihar flood victims.
- From 2014 to 2017, he worked in India TV as a managing editor under Editor-in-chief, Rajat Sharma.
- In 2016, he was featured on the list of the 50 most powerful people of Bihar in a survey conducted by Fem magazine.
- In 2019, he joined TV9 Bharatvarsh as the consulting editor for five months.
- In 2020, he gave a TEDx speech on the topic ‘Stop Trying’ at Vidyapati Bhavan in Lodipur, Patna.
- Since 2020, he has been doing journalism work through his YouTube channel, which has 60.9 subscribers, as of July 2024.
- He is a food lover who likes cooking. He also posts pictures of different cuisines and dishes on his social media accounts.
- He likes gardening and often shares information about various flowers, plants, and trees on his YouTube Ajit Anjum Vlogs, which has 42.7K subscribers, as of July 2024.
- He often posts pictures of his pet dog (Lhasa Apso), Laila, on his social media accounts.
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