22 Facts About Sanjay Pinto

Sanjay Pinto studied at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Egmore, Chennai.

Sanjay Pinto was the Troop Commander of the Road Safety Patrol and was adjudged the Best Outgoing Student in 1991.

Student of History and Politics at Loyola College, Chennai, Sanjay Pinto founded and edited a students' magazine in college, the Loyola Herald and was the President of the Loyola Debating Society.

Sanjay Pinto contributed to a column called Campus Beat in the Indian Express.

Sanjay Pinto won the Gold Medal and the "Most Outstanding Student of the year" award in 1994.

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Sanjay Pinto won the national debating championship representing the Dr Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, where he completed his law degree in 1997.

Sanjay Pinto joined NDTV New Delhi Television in February 1998 as the Tamil Nadu correspondent for the 24 hour Star News Channel.

Sanjay Pinto did live reports, news bulletins, and election special shows.

Sanjay Pinto became the Bureau Chief of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry of NDTV 24x7 in 2006.

Sanjay Pinto went on deputation to editorially head a new sister channel NDTV Hindu as its Executive Editor .

At NDTV Hindu, Sanjay Pinto spearheaded the live telecast of 17 news bulletins daily.

Sanjay Pinto left NDTV Hindu in January 2012, took a sabbatical for a few months and returned to NDTV 24x7 as the Resident Editor for Tamil Nadu.

Sanjay Pinto was conferred the Vocational Excellence Award for his contribution to the Indian Media by the Rotary Club of Madras North in 2012.

Sanjay Pinto used to host shows on All India Radio even as a school and college student.

In 2009, Sanjay Pinto conceptualised and anchored a daily debate show on ChennaiLive 104.

Sanjay Pinto formerly wrote a national fortnightly column on the social media for The Hindu since 2012 and a column on political issues for Tehelka.

Sanjay Pinto's first book, Speakers Are Made Not Born is on public speaking and published by Covenant Media in 2013 and received positive reviews.

Sanjay Pinto is a public speaker at seminars, conferences, and panel discussions such as the Battle of Ideas.

Sanjay Pinto regularly presides over Rotary Club events and Annual Day functions of educational institutions.

Sanjay Pinto is a regular panelist on legal and political issues on national TV debates.

Sanjay Pinto is a guest faculty on Media Law at Symbiosis Law School, Pune.

Sanjay Pinto is married to Vidya, a former television journalist and college lecturer, now a media and communications professional.