From a camera shy person to a powerful and strong media reporter. This is a biography of one of the very talented media news reporters. We are talking about a famous news anchor Saurabh Dwivedi. In this article we will talk about Saurabh’s all the information such as his wife, age, family background, professional career, achievements and many more things.
Saurabh Dwivedi Biography
Saurabh Dwivedi is a very famous journalist. He is famous for being a founding editor of “Lallantop”, a hindi news and media web portal owned by the India today group. His friends and the close one’s called him by his nickname Shibbu. He is very popular and has achieved lots of awards for his performance.
Saurabh Dwivedi’s Wiki Table
| Nickname | Shibbu |
| Date of Birth | 22 April 1983 |
| Place of Birth | Chamari, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh |
| Age | 41 Years |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Profession | News Anchor |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse | Gunjan |
| Hometown | Chamari, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh |
Saurabh Dwivedi Age
Saurabh was born in a well settled family belonging to the politician background. His date of birth is 22 April 1983, according to it Saurabh Dwivedi age is 41 years old as of 2024.
Saurabh Dwivedi Height, and More
| Saurabh Dwivedi height | 5 feet 10 inches (Approx) |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Saurabh’s Early life
In his childhood, Saurabh was a very introvert and a shy person in front of the camera. When it was about to talk and for some photographs he got very nervous and once a time he was crying because one of his family members caught him on camera. In his graduation one of his teachers suggested that he pursue journalism as his career. His teacher loves his writing skills in Hindi and he got very impress and gave him a suggestion of pursuing journalism.
Saurabh Dwivedi Education
He started his schooling from “Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Orai” in 1993. He is very good at his academics, Saurabh was always appreciated for his marks. After some time, he changed his school and took admission in another school at Kanpur, “Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sanatan Dharma, Vidyalaya” in 1993 to 1998. He also changed his school after his tenth standard at “Jugal Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir” from 1998-2000.
After his schooling he took admission for graduation. He completed his bachelor’s degree from “Dayanand Vedic College, Orai” in Arts. After that he shifted to Delhi for his masters degree in from one of the popular universities of Delhi “Jawaharlal Nehru University” (JNU) from 2004-2009. He did his master degree and Mphil in Hindi literature. During his degree he opted for a diploma degree in “Indian Institute of Mass Communication“, (IIM) from 2006-2007.
Saurabh Dwivedi Family
Saurabh belongs to the Brahmin family, his father’s name is Ravikant Dwivedi, he was the professor and the member of Bharatiya Janata Party, now he retired a few years ago. His mother’s name is not known. He has a sibling name Abhay Dwivedi, he is a Director at Infopark, Jalaun.
Saurabh’s Professional Career
If we talk about the career of Saurabh, he started his journalist career in March 2007 as an intern for the news channel named Star News. His way of expressing news is very appreciates by the people. Later he moved to Live India, and also showed his presence in big news companies like Times Group, Nav Bharat Times, and Dainik Bhaskar. All these experiences helped him in understanding the media industry and fine-tuning his editorial and reporting expertise.
Saurabh Dwivedi Lallantop
After worked for lots of news companies, he took a major step in 2016 by founding “The Lallantop“, a hindi news and media web portal. Soon The Lallantop became a favourite among the youth and rural audience. The success of this platform can be attribute to Saurabh’s talent of engaging the audience with his compelling stories and insightful analysis.
Achievements and Awards
- He was awarded the best anchor award on a digital news channel at ENBA, in 2019.
- He also ran a show political kisse, and was awarded the Digipub award in 2017.
Saurabh’s Controversy
In 2020, Saurabh was seen in a controversy in which he tweeted a picture meme of a condom targeting BJP, and written that “For those who are still supporting BJP, please use this as we don’t want someone like you anymore”. This tweet went viral quickly, and BJP supporters didn’t like it, but he apologize for this and the matter was calm down there.
In October 2022, the another controversy of Saurabh with the different political party. One of his old tweets went viral in which he was mocking Rahul Gandhi. He faced criticism from both political supporters and impartial observers. Later Saurabh apologized for using such language.
Saurabh Dwivedi Wife
Saurabh was in a relationship with Gunjan for a long time. After his academics he got married to his girlfriend Gunjan in the year 2010. His wife works as a teacher and from the beginning she was very supportive of Saurabh’s career.
Saurabh Dwivedi and Gunjan Children
After marriage, his wife gave birth to a girl. His daughter’s name is Gaura, and they both have a son as well but his name is not public.
Saurabh’s on Social Media
Saurabh is a very famous personality, and shares updates related to his life on his various social media platforms which are mention below in the table:
| Social Media | Accounts | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| @saurabhtop | 672k | |
| @SaurabhDwivedi | 247k | |
| Twitter (X) | @saurabhtop | 592.9k |
Saurabh Dwivedi Net worth
His main source of income is collaboration with the Lallantop show on youtube. His salary ranges is around between Rs 10 to15 lakhs as an anchor from the various news channels and income. Saurabh Dwivedi’s net worth is estimated at Rs 5 to7 crores.
Unknown Facts about Saurabh
- He is a Journalist.
- In 2016, he became the CEO of Lallantop show.
- Saurabh practices yoga regularly for his regular fitness.
- He consumes alcohol during some special occasions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
Ans. Saurabh is a Journalist, and anchor for the various news channels.
Ans. He was born on 22 April 1983, and turned 41 years old.
Ans. Saurabh has two kids, one has a son, and a daughter.
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