16 Facts About Sagarika Ghose

Sagarika Ghose has been a journalist since 1991 and has worked at The Times of India, Outlook and The Indian Express.

Sagarika Ghose was a prime time anchor for BBC World on Question Time India and on the news network CNN-IBN, being the deputy editor for the latter.

Sagarika Ghose worked as Consulting Editor of The Times of India from 2014 to 2020.

Sagarika Ghose resigned as deputy editor of CNN-IBN in July 2014.

Sagarika Ghose was the deputy editor and a prime time anchor on the news network CNN-IBN.

Sagarika Ghose resigned from CNN-IBN on 5 July 2014 after the network was acquired by the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries ltd.

Sagarika Ghose's show Question Time Didi, an audience based interaction with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and students, from which Banerjee famously stormed out mid-way, received the NT Award for Best Public Debate Show in 2013.

Sagarika Ghose was awarded the Gr8-ITA award for Excellence in Journalism in 2009.

Sagarika Ghose was awarded an Excellence in Journalism Award from FICCI Ladies Organisation in 2005.

In 2013, Sagarika Ghose received the ITA Best Anchor Award from the Indian Television Academy.

Sagarika Ghose is the author of two novels, The Gin Drinkers, published in 1998, and Blind Faith, in 2004.

Sagarika Ghose published a biography of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Indira: India's Most Powerful Prime Minister in 2017.

Sagarika Ghose is the daughter of Bhaskar Ghose, formerly of the Indian Administrative Service 1960 batch, erstwhile Director General of Doordarshan, the Indian public television network.

Sagarika Ghose is married to journalist and news anchor Rajdeep Sardesai, the son of former Indian test cricketer Dilip Sardesai.

Rajdeep and Sagarika Ghose have two children, son Dr Ishan Sardesai and daughter Tarini Sardesai, advocate.

Sagarika Ghose joined the All India Trinamool Congress Party on 11 February 2024, and was elected as the party's candidate to the Rajya Sabha in 2024.