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Sagarika Ghose

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Date of Birth: 1964 , November-8
Birth Nation: India

Quick Timeline of Sagarika Ghose

1964 Born in New Delhi, India
1987 Won Rhodes Scholarship
1991 Joined The Times Of India, Outlook
2004 Hosted the show, Question Time India
1998 Published her first novel, The Gin Drinkers
1994 Married to Rajdeep Sardesai
2013 Won NT Award for Best Public Debate Show
2009 Won Gr8-ITA award
2005 Won Aparajita Award
2014 Resigned from CNN-IBN

Detail Timeline of Sagarika Ghose

November 8 , 1964

Born in New Delhi, India

Talented and industrious lady, Sagarika Ghose was born at the end of 1964 in New Delhi, India to Bhaskar Ghose. Bhaskar Ghose is famous for being the erstwhile Director General of Doordarshan. Her nationality is India and she also has Indian ethnicity.

1987

Won Rhodes Scholarship

Sagarika is the graduate of St. Stephen's College, Delhi; she earned her bachelor's degree in History from there. In 1987, she won Rhodes Scholarship and then she joined Magdalen College with a major in Modern History. She also attended St Antony's College, Oxford and she finally earned her M.Phil from there. 

1991

Joined The Times Of India, Outlook

She has been pursuing her professional career since the early 1990s. She first worked at The Times Of India, Outlook magazine and then she joined The Indian Express. In 1990s, she also worked at CNN-IBN as a deputy editor and prime time anchor. 

2004

Hosted the show, Question Time India

Sagarika Ghose is a journalist and a news anchor from India. In 2004, she hosted Question Time India and this made her first woman to ever host this show. She is best known for her work at The Times Of India, Outlook and The Indian Express. 

1998

Published her first novel, The Gin Drinkers

She has also established herself as an author. Her first novel The Gin Drinkers was published at the end of 1990s. The Gin Drinkers was also published in Netherlands. Her second novel Blind Faith was published worldwide in 2004.

1994

Married to Rajdeep Sardesai

In 1994, Sagarika got married to Rajdeep Sardesai. Rajdeep Sardesai is a news anchor and an author from India. He is also famous for being a consulting editor at the India Today group. As a loving husband and wife, they have already welcomed two children together. 

2013

Won NT Award for Best Public Debate Show

She is famous for being the host of the show Question Time Didi. On this show, she had an interaction with Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and students. For this work, she was honored with NT Award for Best Public Debate Show in 2013. 

2009

Won Gr8-ITA award

She has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and she has also won several of them. In 2009, she got nominated in Gr8-ITA award for the first time in her life. She won this award that year for Excellence in Journalism. 

2005

Won Aparajita Award

She has also once been honored with Aparajita Award and that was in 2005. She won this award for Excellence in Journalism Award from FICCI Ladies Organisation. She has also once been honored with CF Andrews Award. 

July 5 , 2014

Resigned from CNN-IBN

She also worked at CNN-IBN as its deputy editor and a prime time anchor. This work earned her a huge acclaim and prestige. After several years in CNN-IBN, she announced her departure from there on 5th of July 2014. 

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In 1994, Sagarika got married to Rajdeep Sardesai. Rajdeep Sardesai is a news anchor and an author from India. He is also famous for being a consulting editor at the India Today group. As a loving husband and wife, they have already welcomed two children together. Her nationality is India and she also has Indian ethnicity.

Sagarika is the graduate of St. Stephen's College, Delhi; she earned her bachelor's degree in History from there. In 1987, she won Rhodes Scholarship and then she joined Magdalen College with a major in Modern History. She also attended St Antony's College, Oxford and she finally earned her M.Phil from there. She has been pursuing her professional career since the early 1990s. She first worked at The Times Of India, Outlook magazine and then she joined The Indian Express. In 1990s, she also worked at CNN-IBN as a deputy editor and prime time anchor. In 2004, she hosted Question Time India and this made her first woman to ever host this show. She has also established herself as an author. Her first novel The Gin Drinkers was published at the end of 1990s. Her second novel Blind Faith was published worldwide in 2004. She is now aged 51 years old. The actual figure about her net worth and salary is unknown.