Pradeep Bhandari Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Chotu [1]Instagram
Profession	Journalist (News Anchor)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 June 1985 (Sunday)
Age	39 Years
Birthplace	Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
School	• Daly College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh • Cambridge International, Indore
College/University	Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka (2008- 2012) [2] LinkedIn
Religion	Hinduism
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party [3]Instagram
Hobbies	Travelling, Photography
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Dilip Bhandari (Retired police officer) Mother- Rajni Bhandari
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Shubhra Bhandari, Shilpa Bhandari

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pradeep Bhandari

• Pradeep Bhandari is an Indian Journalist and Chief Executive Officer at Jan Ki Baat, a digital media platform.

• He was born and brought up in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
  

  Pradeep Bhandari’s childhood photo with his mother

• After completing his graduation in 2012, he attended Takshashila Institution where he did a 12-week course in Economic Reasoning and Public Policy Analysis.
  

  Pradeep Bhandari receiving a degree from Professor Sanjay Baru, Nitin Pai and Mukul at the convocation ceremony

• In 2012, he did an internship as a digital design engineer in Texas Instruments Company.

• In the same year, he participated and won the extracurricular activity of Model United Nations.
  

  Pradeep Bhandari holding an award

• He opened a company, Orange Revolution, in Bengaluru in 2012. In the same year, he also worked in ST-Ericsson Company as a design engineer; however, he left this company after nine months.
• In 2014, he became a part of the IIM Ahmedabad’s My Parliament Team.
  

  Pradeep Bhandari at IIM Ahmedabad

• In 2013, he worked as the Youth Wing Coordinator with Thalassemia And Child Welfare Group in Indore. This NGO was founded by his mother, Rajni Bhandari, in 1996.

• In 2014, after getting inspired by the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he started teaching at Pink Flower Public School Indore; moreover, one of his students secured the first rank in Madhya Pradesh.
  

  Pradeep Bhandari teaching at the Pink Flower Public School, Indore

• In 2016, he started a digital media platform, Jan Ki Baat, and he became its Chief Executive Officer.

• In 2018, he appeared in the ABP News debate TV show Samvidhan Ki Shapath.

• In 2019, he published a book, Modi Mandate 2019: Dispatches from Ground Zero.
  

  Pradeep Bhandari with his book

• In 2020, he became popular after his reporting on Sushant Singh Rajput‘s death case. He was noticed for his unusual reporting style.

• In 2020, when he was reporting outside the NCB Office in Mumbai, he was attacked by some fellow news reporters.

जानते है महाराष्ट्र में सच बोलने की क़ीमत क्या है?
कार्टेल के नामी-गिरामी चेहरे जैसे-जैसे एक्सपोज़ हो रहे है, उनका ग़ुस्सा और बढ़ता जा रहा है।जब पुलिस से भी काम नहीं बना तो आज NDTV और ABP के गुंडे पत्रकारों को मेरे पास हाथपाई करने भेज दिया। लेकिन मैं टूटने वालों में से नहीं हूँ। pic.twitter.com/z2fvH2KkUK

— Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी)🇮🇳 (@pradip103) September 24, 2020

• On 8 May 2024, he took to Twitter (now X) to announce his resignation from Zee News.

Dear Friends,

I have resigned from Zee News. I will not be hosting your favourite shows Taal Thok Ke at 5 PM, Aapka Sawal at 8 PM, & 24 Ki Sarkar at 10 pm, or present Exit Poll on Zee this election season.

Gratitude for your love. 🙏🙏

— Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी)🇮🇳 (@pradip103) May 8, 2024