Chitra Tripathi (News Anchor) Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Chitru
Profession(s)	Journalist, Scriptwriter, Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	36-30-34
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards, Achievements	2016- Ramnath Goenka Excellence In Journalism Award 2018- NCC Achievers Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 May 1986 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	38 Years
Birthplace	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
School	A. D. Govt. Girls Inter College, Gorakhpur
College/University	Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
Educational Qualification	Post Graduation in Defence Studies
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Address	Supertech Eco Village -1 Residential Apartments, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Hobbies	Reading Novels, Travelling, Cooking, Gymming
Controversies	• In 2016, she registered a complaint of domestic violence against her husband at the Police Station of Sector 24 in Noida. However, later, the couple sort-out the matter. [1]Khabar Ab Tak • She hit the headlines in November 2024 after a court in Gurugram issued a non-bailable warrant under the POSCO Act against her and several other journalists for allegedly uploading a video of a 10-year-old sexual abuse victim in an "obscene and vulgar" manner on the internet. The court issued the warrant after she failed to attend the hearing. She later applied for an anticipatory bail; however, it was rejected by the court.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affair/Boyfriend	Atul Agarwal (News Anchor)
Marriage Date	23 November 2008
Family
Husband/Spouse	Atul Agrawal (m. 2008-present)
Children	Son- Aum Daughter- None
Parents	Names Not Known
Siblings	Brothers- Amit Tripathi (Younger), Aditya Tripathi (Younger) Sister- Shweta Tripathi (Younger, News Anchor)
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor(s)	Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan
Favourite Actress	Rekha
Favourite Writer	Harishankar Parsai

Some Lesser Known Facts About Chitra Tripathi

• Does Chitra Tripathi smoke?: No

• Does Chitra Tripathi drink alcohol?: No

• Chitra hails from a middle-class religious family.
  

  Chitra Tripathi’s Childhood Photo

• Once, as an NCC cadet, she had received a gold medal at the Republic Day Parade in Delhi.

• During her post-graduation, she never thought of becoming a journalist; as she wanted to join the Indian Army. But when she started her career at a Doordarshan Center in Gorakhpur, it changed her mind and she decided to pursue a career in journalism.

• After moving from Gorakhpur to Delhi, she initially worked at Sahara India.
  

  Chitra Tripathi at the beginning period of her career

• In 2008, she got married to her long-time boyfriend Atul Agarwal who is also a noted Hindi TV journalist and news anchor.
  

  Chitra Tripathi With Her Husband before marriage in 2007

• Before joining ABP News, she had worked with Doordarshan, India News, Sahara India, News 24, and ETV Network.
  

  Chitra Tripathi – ABP News

• When Chitra was working at India News, the Indian Army gave her a letter of appreciation for her story ‘Hindustan Ka Mission Jai Hind.’

• After joining ABP News in 2016, she started hosting shows like ‘2019 Kaun Jeetega’ ‘Kaun Banega Mukhiyamantri’ ‘Modi Ke 4 Saal,’ and the weekly show ‘Press Conference.’

• On 11 February 2019, Chitra resigned from ABP News and joined Aaj Tak as the Deputy Editor and Anchor.” There she hosted the show ‘Desh Tak.’
  

  Chitra Tripathi Show Desh Tak

• Once, while in ABP News, Chitra did a story on a village in Uttar Pradesh where there was no electricity in any house; except the house of the local BJP MLA. Post her coverage, the electricity poles were erected all over the village within three days, and the villagers started experiencing electricity for the first time after India’s independence.

• Chitra received huge popularity when she reported from Kumbh; riding a Bullet bike.
  

  Chitra Tripathi Riding Bullet

• Here’s an interesting video about Chitra Tripathi’s biography: