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Rajat Sharma

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Date of Birth: 1957 , February-18
Birth Nation: India
Height: 5 Feet 10 Inch

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1957 Born in Delhi, India
2004 Launched India TV
2015 Honored with the Padma Bhushan
2016 Holds a net worth of 90 Crore Rupees

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1957

Born in Delhi, India

Rajat Sharma, the chairman and chief editor of India TV, was born in Delhi, India on 18 February 1957. He was born to the poor Indian family with the Indian ethnicity.He also grew up in Delhi where he completed his graduation.

May 20 , 2004

Launched India TV

Rajat Sharma launched his personal News channel "India TV" on 20 May 2004 along with his wife Ritu Dhawan. India TV relies upon the Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd., which was initially established by Rajat Sharma and Ritu Dhawan themselves and it is located in Noida, UP, India. 

2015

Honored with the Padma Bhushan

The very talented and devoted senior journalist of India, Rajat Sharma was honored with the Padma Bhushan, in the field of Literature and Education, by the government of India. He received the award from the President of India in march 2015.

2016

Holds a net worth of 90 Crore Rupees

Rajat Sharma is the chairman and chief editor of India TV. By 2016, Rajat Sharma owns a net worth of 90 Crore rupees whereas he is also one of the owners of 800 Crore rupees worth company, "IndependentNews Service". 

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Rajat Sharma has got a height of 5 ft 10 inches and a weight of 60 kg (approx.). He has reached the age of 59. He launched his personal News channel "India TV" on 20 May 2004 with his wife Ritu Dhawan. India TV relies on the Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd., located in Noida, UP, India.

He got married to the TV producer Ritu Dhawan. Rajat has Indian nationality and he belongs to Indian ethnicity. Rajat Sharma has a net worth of 90 Crore Rupees and he is the owner of the 800 crore rupees worth company, Independent News Service.