Sumit Awasthi (Journalist) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Journalist and Anchor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Age	Not Known
Birthplace	Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh [1]LinkedIn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
School	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Indore
College/University	• Holkar Science College, Indore • Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi
Educational Qualification	• Graduation in Science • Post-Graduation in Journalism [2]LinkedIn
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling, Gardening, and Playing Snooker
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Alokananda Sen Awasthi
Children	He has two sons and one of his son's name is Satwick Awasthi.
Parents	Father- Suresh Awasthi (Former Journalist) Mother- Name Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sumit Awasthi

• Sumit Awasthi is a well-known journalist in India.

• As per one of his interview, journalism runs in his blood, as his father was a journalist at the ‘Akashvani,’ and was also linked with the ‘Bhartiya Suchna Sewa.’
  

  Sumit Awasthi’s Parents

• Awasthi wanted to secure his career in the Indian Army, for which he attempted twice, but failed.

• After completing his post-graduation, he did an internship in journalism with Jansatta. In 1997, he joined the Zee news channel.
  

  Sumit Awasthi’s Old Picture

• Later, he worked with the India top-most news channels, like Aaj Tak and IBN 7.

• In 2012, he was bestowed with ‘Madhavji Jyoti Puraskar’ for the best journalist, and in 2019 he received ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards.’

• Awasthi anchored a show named ‘Shabaash India,’ which was meant to showcase the positive incidents happening in the society.

• He has appeared as an expert in various episodes of the popular game show, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati.’

• BJP’s veteran leader, Murli Manohar Joshi in an interview demanded that the questions should be asked the way he wanted in the interview that was being conducted by Awasthi. Joshi also took the camera and deleted the clip.