Vir Sanghvi was born on 5 July 1956 and is an Indian print and television journalist, author, columnist and talk show host.
13 Facts About Vir Sanghvi
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Vir Sanghvi has been a member of many professional, academic and government bodies including the National Integration Council.
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Vir Sanghvi was born to Ramesh and Vimoo Sanghvi into a Gujarati Jain family on July 5,1956 in London.
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Vir Sanghvi's father was a former-communist barrister turned businessman who hailed from a middle class family in Rajkot while his mother was an industrial psychologist who hailed from a wealthy textile-mill owning family from Ahmedabad comparable to the Sarabhais.
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Vir Sanghvi went on to study politics, philosophy and economics at Brasenose College, Oxford on the Inlaks Scholarship.
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Vir Sanghvi's show Custom Made for Vir Sanghvi on NDTV Goodtimes, where he travels across India, in search of the most luxurious and bespoke 'Indian' experiences has received high ratings and been renewed for a second season.
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Vir Sanghvi has authored a biography of the late Madhavrao Scindia, which was released by Sonia Gandhi in 2009.
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In 2010, Vir Sanghvi was connected to the Nira Radia tapes.
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Vir Sanghvi denied all allegations and uploaded the article onto his website for readers to make their own judgement.
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On 27 November 2010, Vir Sanghvi released a detailed statement in the Hindustan Times, clarifying his role, and raising the possibility of the tapes being edited.
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Vir Sanghvi writes a column, Rude Food, in the Hindustan Times Brunch magazine.
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Vir Sanghvi was the lead judge for the television cooking competition, Foodistan.
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Vir Sanghvi is the co-founder and lead critic of online restaurant reservation platform, EazyDiner.