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Sanket Upadhyay Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Profession: Journalist
Age: 40 Years
Wife: Palki S Upadhyay

Sanket Upadhyay

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionJournalist
Known for Being the husband of Palki S Upadhyay, the former Journalist, News Anchor, and Managing Editor at 'World Is One News' (WION)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 170 cm
in meters- 1.70 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)in kilograms- 70 kg
in pounds- 154 lbs
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Personal Life
Date of Birth16 July 1982 (Friday)
Age (as of 2022)40 Years
BirthplaceAyodhya, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac signCancer
NationalityIndian
HometownAyodhya, Uttar Pradesh
School1991-2000: Delhi Public School, Noida
College/UniversityDelhi University, India
Educational Qualification2000-2003: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Journalism from Delhi University [1]Sanket's LinkedIn Account
CasteBrahmin [2]OP India
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpousePalki S Upadhyay (journalist)
Sanket Upadhyay with his wife
ChildrenThe son and daughter of Sanket Upadhyay
ParentsFather- Madhukar Upadhyay (writer)
Mother- Name Not Known
Sanket Upadhyay (right) with his father (left) and sister (middle)
SiblingsSister- Sanchita Upadhyay

Sanket Upadhyay

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanket Upadhyay

  • Sanket Upadhyay is an eminent Indian journalist. He is best known for being the husband of the former Managing Editor of WION, Palki S Upadhyay, who hit the headlines on 2 September 2022 when she quit the channel.
  • Sanket Upadhyay was born and brought up in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. His father is a renowned Indian journalist, writer, and professor at National Tribal University, Amarkantak. His father, Madhuker Upadhyay, used to work at Hindi BBC Radio in London and Delhi during the initial years of his journalism career. In March 2021, in one of his social media posts, Sanket Upadhyay shared his old picture along with his father and sister when they went on the Dandi route and walked 390 km in 1994.

    Sanket Upadhyay remembered one of his childhood memories on one of his social media accounts

    Sanket Upadhyay remembered one of his childhood memories on one of his social media accounts

  • Soon after completing his formal education, Sanket Upadhyay started working as a Staff Writer at
  • Sanket Upadhyay then joined NDTV as its
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  • In July 2008, Sanket Upadhyay started working as the

    Sanket Upadhyay while hosting a debate show at Times Now Network

    Sanket Upadhyay (extreme left above) while hosting a debate show at Times Now Network

  • In February 2014, Sanket Upadhyay began working with as a and served in the position
  • From July 2016 to May 2018, Sanket Upadhyay worked with the in Noida as a He served as the

    Sanket Upadhyay while hosting a show at News18's english channel CNN News18

    Sanket Upadhyay while hosting a show at News18’s English channel CNN News18

  • In May 2019, Sanket Upadhyay joined NDTV, Delhi as its Consulting Editor.

    Sanket Upadhyay while hosting a show at NDTV

    Sanket Upadhyay while hosting a show at NDTV

  • On 16 October 2020, Sanket Upadhyay posted some pictures of his NDTV newsroom on one of his social media accounts in which he was caught watching the opponent news channel Republic TV. Upon this, Arnab Goswami, the Republic TV Editor-in-Chief heard bragging that a number of NDTV employees watch Republic Television more than the total number of viewers NDTV attracted. Arnab Goswami said,

    Tak waale are so bad even their own employees would rather watch Republic TV!”

    Sanket Upadhyay paosing at his newsroom on NDTV

    Sanket Upadhyay paosing at his newsroom on NDTV

  • Once, on one of his social media platforms, Sanket Upadhyay disclosed that during the 1950s, his great-grandfather was the Magistrate of Faizabad, and his grandfather wrote an appreciation letter to someone on 8 July 1958. Sanket added a picture of that appreciation letter along with a caption in which he wrote that Sanchet’s father was two years old at that time.

    The picture of appriciation letter wriiten by Sanket's great grandfather when he was the Magistrate of Faziabad

    The picture of the appreciation letter written by Sanket’s great-grandfather when he was the Magistrate of Faizabad

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