Chitra Tripathi is an Established Indian Journalist and News Anchor. She is currently working as Deputy Editor at Popular News Channel Aaj Tak. She remains active on social media and interacts with her friends and fans. She is one of the 55 women whom PM Narendra Modi followed on Twitter on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. She has worked in famous news channels such as ETV, Sahara, News 24, ABP News, India News and Aaj Tak.
Personal Life :
Chitra Tripathi was born on 11 May 1986 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. She belongs to a middle class Hindu Brahmin family. She did her Schooling from AD Govt Girls Inter College and went to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University to pursue her Post Graduation in Defence Studies. Her younger sister Sweta Tripathi is also a news anchor like her, who is currently working with Republic India. She got married to her longtime boyfriend Atul Agarwal, a News Anchor, on 23 Nov 2008. It was a love cum arrange marriage. She has a son, Aum. Also Read : Anjana Om Kashyap Wiki, Bio, Age, Career and Personal Life
Career :
During studies, Chitra Tripathi didn’t aspire to be a journalist. She wanted to join the Indian Defense. In childhood, she achieved the gold medal in NCC cadet and she has also participated in the parade on Rajpath on Republic Day. However she started her career as a journalist with doordarshan centre in Gorakhpur, and got interested in this field. In order to pursue it as a career, she went to Delhi and looked for some good opportunities in Hindi Television news. She worked with Sahara Samay, ETV and News 24.
Chitra Tripathi, then moved to India News as an associate Editor and Prime Time Anchor. She hosted the flagship show of the channel titled ‘Betiyan’. In 2016 She joined ABP News and earned wide recognition by hosting shows like 2019 Kaun Jeetega, Kaun Banega Mukhyamantri, Modi Ke 4 Saal, Bihar Ka Neta Kaisa Ho, and the weekly show Press Conference. On 11 Feb 2019, She resigned from ABP News and Joined Aaj Tak as Deputy Editor, There she hosted the show Desh Tak. Also Read : Meenakshi Joshi Wiki, Bio, Age, Career and Personal Life
Controversy :
- In 2016, Chitra Tripathi Registered a Complaint against her husband for domestic violence at the sector 24 police station in noida. However the issue was later resolved by the couple.
- She is one of the 14 news anchors across nine news channels who are boycotted by the INDIA alliance on September 14, 2023.
- Netizens have targeted Aaj Tak anchor Chitra Tripathi with hilarious memes after the Noida Police sensationally revealed that her husband, Atul Agarwal, had cooked up the story of looting by armed robbers recently. According to the Noida Police, Agarwal created the fake story for personal reasons.
- Chitra Tripathi, for the first time, told the whole truth about her husband Atul Agarwal’s visit to the OYO room. Appealing for legal action against a Twitter user from Noida Police, she announced she would file a case.
Award :
- Ramnath goenka Excellence in Jounalism Award : 2016
- NCC Achievers Award : 2018
Wiki – Bio :
| Date of Birth / Age : | 11 May 1986 / 34 years (as in 2020) |
| Nick Name : | Chitru |
| Full Name : | Chitra Tripathi |
| Place Of Birth : | Gorakhpur |
| Home Town : | Gorakhpur, India |
| Current Place : | Noida, UP |
| Religion : | Hinduism |
| Caste : | Brahmin |
| Height : | 168 Cm |
| Weight : | 65 Kg |
| Body Measurement : | 36-30-34 |
| Zodiac Sign / Sun Sign : | Taurus |
| Education : | Post Graduate in Defence Studies |
| School : | A D Govt Girls Inter College, Gorakhpur |
| College/University : | Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University |
| Profession : | Journalist, News Anchor, Scriptwriter, Producer |
| Comapny / Channel / Agency : | Doordarshan, Sahara Samay, ETV and News 24, ABP News, AajTak, ABP News, AajTak (Current) |
| Marital Status : | Married |
| Husband / Boyfriend / Affairs : | Atul Agarwal (DoM 23 Nov 2008) |
| Children : | Aum (Son) |
| Parents : | N/A |
| Siblings : | Amit Tripathi, Aditya Tripathi (Brothers); Shweta Tripathi (Sister) |
| Hobbies : | Reading Novels, Travelling, Cooking, Gymming |
| Food Habit : | Vegetarian |
| Favorite Actor : | Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan |
| Favorite Actress : | Rekha |
| Favorite Writer : | Harishankar Parsai |
| Address : | Supertech Eco Village-1, Residential Apartment, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
| Contact : | N/A |
| Social media Profile : | Twitter Facebook Instagram |
Some Facts About Chitra Tripathi :
- Once, as an NCC cadet, Chitra Tripathi had received a gold medal at the Republic Day Parade in Delhi.
- When Chitra Tripathi was working at India News, the Indian Army gave her a letter of appreciation for her story ‘Hindustan Ka Mission Jai Hind.’
- Once, while in ABP News, Chitra Tripathi did a story on a village in Uttar Pradesh where there was no electricity in any house; except the house of the local MLA. Post her coverage, the electricity poles were erected all over the village within three days, and the villagers started experiencing electricity for the first time after India’s independence.
- Chitra Tripathi received huge popularity when she reported from Kumbh, riding a Bullet bike.
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