Nickname | Tikoo |
Profession(s) | Journalist, TV Anchor, Author, Food and Wine Critic, Co-founder of EazyDiner
|
Physical Stats & More |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7” |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career |
Career Highlights | • January 2016- Present- Resident Commentator on CNN News 18, the revamped CNN IBN news channel, host of the weekly political show Virtuosity. • 2012- Judge of the India-Pakistan food competition Foodistan on NDTV. • 2007-Present- Advisory role with HT Media. • 2003- Stepped down as Editor of the Hindustan Times but continued as Editorial Director of HT Media Limited. • 1999- Editor of the Hindustan Times. • 1997- Switched to the Star Network and anchored shows across various channels. He was also the Consulting Editor for The Telegraph in English and Ananda Bazar Patrika in Bengali. • 1986- Editor of Sunday, a newsmagazine published by the ABP group. He also anchored a show for Doordarshan and DD-CNN. • 1983- Presided over the re-launch of the monthly features magazine Imprint. • 1982: Editorial Director of Business Press, India's largest publisher of trade magazines. • 1978- Editor of Bombay Magazine, the youngest editor in the history of Indian journalism. |
Publications | • 2021: A Rude Life • 2016: Mandate: Will of the People • 2009: 26/11:The Attack on Mumbai, and Madhavrao Scindia: A life. • 2007: Men of Steel – India's business leaders in candid conversation with Vir Sanghvi • 2006: India Then and Now: Now/Vir Sanghvi • 2004: Rude Food: The Collected Food Writings of Vir Sanghvi |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | • 2010: AIMA Media Person Of The Year Award. • 2009: Lokmanya Tilak National Journalist Award From The Kesari Newspaper, Pune. • 2008: The friend of Thailand Award from The Thai Prime Minister. • 2008: The Rajiv Gandhi award for Journalism. • 2004: Best Food Critic award from the Indian Culinary Foundation. • 2004: The Asian Television Awards in Singapore. • 2004: The Cointreau Award for Best Food Literature Book in the world. • 1998: Commended as the best current affairs presenter at the Asian TV Awards. • 1995: Declared the Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum at Davos.Note: Vir Sanghvi has many more awards and accolades to his name. |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 5 July 1956 (Thursday)
|
Age (as of 2023) | 67 Years |
Birthplace | London, United Kingdom |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Signature | |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Mumbai |
School | Mill Hill School, London |
College/University | • Mayo College, Ajmer, India • Oxford University, UK |
Educational Qualification | He studied politics, philosophy and economics at Brasenose College, Oxford, UK. |
Religion/Religious Views | Vir was born in a Jain family; however, his parents were agnostic and never endorsed religious texts or idols, but under the influence of his pious relatives, Vir started taking more interest in Jainism. In one of his columns, Sanghvi has confessed that he has always been fascinated by both Jainism and Hinduism and their history. He has extensively read up on the subject. So, Vir started embracing his Hindu and Jain identities while growing up. He practices the Shvetambara sect of Jainism. For him, Jainism and Hinduism have much in common, and both have emerged from the Indian sub-continent. |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Controversies | • INX Media Scam (2010): Sanghvi was interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in INX Media money laundering case for allegations that he facilitated the meeting between Karti Chidambaram and INX media owner Indrani and Peter Mukerjea. He refuted the allegations, saying that while he was working with INX Media’s sister company INX News till January 2008, he had filed a complaint with the I&B Ministry regarding the financial irregularities. • Radia Tapes (2008-09): Vir Sanghvi was alleged to be associated with Radia Tapes, one of the biggest scandal of that time. The audio tape of his telephonic conversations with the former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia was leaked and carried by various prominent publications. He was accused of manipulating the article titled 'Time for some transparency' in his column Counterpoint after taking "suggestions" from Radia. After heightened controversy, Sanghvi released a detailed statement in the Hindustan Times on 27 November 2010, focusing that the Radia tapes might be tampered with. In January 2012, the Union government approached the Supreme Court and told that the Radia Tapes were edited, and that the government agencies had no hand in its leakage. The bench gave the verdict in the favour of the government. |
Relationships & More |
Marital Status | Married |
Marriage Date | He celebrates his wedding anniversary (with his second wife) every year on November 23. |
Family |
Wife/Spouse | • First Wife: Malavika Sangghvi (Columnist, Author, Poet, and Journalist)
• Second Wife: Seema Goswami (Journalist, Columnist, and Author)
|
Children | Son- Raaj Sanghvi (CEO, Culinary Culture. Co-founder, Sanguine & Caviar Noir, Contributor to @BSIndia & @VogueIndia)
Daughter- Mallika Sanghvi
|
Parents | Father- Ramesh Sanghvi (lawyer)
Mother- Vimoo Sanghvi
|
Siblings | Note: He is the only child of his parents. |
ncG1vNJzZmirpJa%2FtMHNn6alnJWZe6S7zGitoqpdqK6vs8evoGg%3D