Sumit Awasthi Wiki, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Sumit Awasthi is a well-known Indian journalist and news anchor.He is one of the top-most news anchors in India.He has worked with indian news channels like Aaj Tak, News18 India and Zee News

Wiki/Biography

Sumit Awasthi was born in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. Sumit did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya. He attended Holkar Science College, Indore to complete his graduation in science.He did his post-graduation in Journalism from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi india.

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Sumit Awasthi
Nickname	Sumit
Profession(s)	Journalist and News Anchor
Nationality	Indian
Birth Place	Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Religion	Hinduism
Home Town	Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
School	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Indore
College	• Holkar Science College, Indore • Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi
Educational Qualifications	• Graduation in Science • Post-Graduation in Journalism
Hobbies	Travelling, Gardening, and Playing Snooker
Height, Weight & Body Measurements & More
Height (Centi.) (approx.)	173cm
Height (meters)	1.73 m
Height (feet)	5’ 8”
Weight (Kilograms)(approx.)	75 Kg
Weight (Pounds)	165 lbs
Hair Color	Black
Eye’s Color	Black
Careers/Awards In 1997 sumit began his career as a journalist and anchor with Zee News. He also worked with one of India’s top news channels like Aaj Tak and IBN7. Since 2018 November, Awasthi has been associated with ABP News Channel as an editor.
Awards
Family, Parents, Siblings
Father	Suresh Awasthi (Former Journalist)
Mother	Name Not Known
Affairs/Marriage/Children
Marital Status	Married
Wife	Alokananda Sen Awasthi
Children	He has two sons and one of his son's name is Satwick Awasthi.

Sumit Awasthi : Lesser known facts

• Sumit appeared as an expert in Sony TV channel’s popular show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”.
  

• He wanted to join the Indian Army, he attempted the entrance exam twice but failed to qualify the exam.

• After completing his post-graduation, he did an internship in journalism with Jansatta.

• He joined the Zee news channel in 1997 .

• Sumit has received many other awards in the field of Journalism, In 2019 he received ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award’.
  

• In 2012 sumit has received one of the Madhav Jyoti Puraskar as the best reporter in the field of journalism.