Gayatri Reddy Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gayatri Reddy

• Gayatri Reddy is an Indian journalist, socialite, and sports promoter who is popularly known for owning the Deccan Chargers, a team in the Indian Premier League that is now defunct.

• Gayatri is a cricket fan who regularly expresses her views on the game, as well as other sports on her Twitter account.

• Her father, T. Venkattram Reddy, has been associated with the Indian National Congress and has also served as the member of the Rajya Sabha.

• Gayatri’s parents own a house in Delhi where she visited often while growing up. So, her fashion style and writings are inspired by both the cities’ culture, Hyderabad and Delhi. ^[9]Zariin

• Gayatri enjoys an ultra-rich and lavish lifestyle, and the Reddys boast of a huge collection of high-end cars.

• Her paternal uncle, T. Vinayak Ravi Reddy, is another big shot of the South who is the Vice Chairman/Managing Director of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd since 2003. He is also a board member of the Asian Age Holdings Ltd. and Sieger Solutions Ltd.

• When IPL began in 2008, Gayatri assisted her father in building the Deccan Chargers team. She was the sole in-charge of selecting the players and was involved in all the important decision making. The team won the IPL in 2009.

• The Telugu big shot used to be constantly present during her team’s games and was often spotted cheering the boys. Her regular presence in the cricket grounds made Gayatri one of the leading ladies of the IPL (Indian Premier League). At the same time, she became one of the most searched people on Google India. ^[10]Mint
  

  Gayatri Reddy cheering for Deccan Chargers

• In 2010-11, the Reddy family got associated with the Deccan Chronicle newspaper. Gayatri’s mother, Manjula Reddy, was appointed senior features editor at the Deccan Chronicle, who handled the Tabloid section and other major editorial responsibilities. T. Vijay Reddy, Gayatri’s younger brother with a B.Sc. degree in business studies, was appointed the vice-president of the venture. ^[11]Business Standard

• After the Deccan Chargers controversy, several memes surfaced on social media through which people missed her “glamorous presence” in the IPL matches.
  

  Meme on Gayatri Reddy after the termination of Deccan Chargers

• In 2013, Gayatri took the position of features editor at Deccan Chronicle and The Asian Age newspaper. According to Gayatri, she loves to write about travel, sports, fashion, and cuisine. She has also interviewed many Indian celebrities.

• At the end of 2015, Gayatri Reddy got engaged to Aneesh Bhatia, who hails from a powerful and rich Delhi-based family. The engagement was a private ceremony, which reportedly took place in Sri Lanka. ^[12]The Economic Times

• She started her new year with a bang by finally tieing the knot on February 17 in a 5-day long extravagant wedding affair with Aneesh. Her husband is an industrialist who runs Hindustan Aerosystems that manufactures and supplies precision components to the aerospace industry. He is the son of AirAsia India’s co-founder. ^[13]The Economic Times The groom’s elder brother, Amit Bhatia is married to the Indian steel tycoon, Lakshmi Mittal’s daughter, Vanisha Mittal Bhatia.
  

  Gayatri Reddy Bhatia (in white) with her family

• Gayatri has also served as a member of the Young Ficci Ladies Organisation (YFLO) Delhi Executive Committee (2020-21). ^[14]Facebook

• In a column that she wrote for Hindustan Times, Gayatri expressed her views on her goals in life. In an interview, she revealed that once when her daughter asked her about the goal of her (Gayatri’s daughter) life, she became speechless as she had never given a thought over that. ^[15]Hindustan Times Gayatri, while quoting the words of Swami Vivekananda, said,
  

  I was too dumbfounded to answer, for I had never thought about it! I was leading my life, doing my job, raising my kids, looking after my family. But, were these my goals in life? Getting a cushy job, owning a house and car, getting a hefty bank balance — suddenly these seemed to pale away. That wasn’t my goal in life.”