Bharatkumar Raut
| Dr. Bharatkumar Raut | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 April 1953 Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | M.A. (Politics), PhD Educated at University of Bombay, Mumbai and Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Notable work | Launched India's first news channel – Zee News |
| Spouse(s) | Neena Raut (married 23 May 1979) |
| Children | Om Raut |
| Website | www |
Dr. Bharatkumar Raut (born 6 April 1953) is a former member of Parliament representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He practiced journalism for over four decades. He worked in English and Marathi newspapers, Government and private television channels in India and abroad.
He was the Editor of Maharashtra Times, consultant Times of India Group and the Editorial Director of Lokmat Media Group.
Born in a middle class Maharashtrian family Bharatkumar Raut had his schooling in Mumbai. While doing his post-graduation in Political Studies, Mr. Raut joined Print journalism but soon shifed to Television, when Doordarshan, the government-owned TV channel, was launched in Mumbai. He worked for Marathi and later English news bulletins.
Bharatkumar Raut completed his M.A. (Politics) from University of Bombay,Mumbai. and done his PhD from Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune.
He worked for Marathi and later English news bulletins. During his five-year stint in Doordarshan, he anchored many news-based programmes, chat shows, youth programmes, etc. He also had the opportunity to interview international personalities viz. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh, Robert McNamara of World Bank etc.
He later shifted to The Times of India Group, where he worked for Maharashtra Times, a Marathi language daily and Evening New of India as a reporter. However, in his second comeback to the group, he became the Executive Editor of The Independent and The Metropolis on Saturday and also of E-Times. During his tenure as Editor of Maharashtra Times, the paper became the highest selling Marathi daily in Mumbai metropolitan area as per survey.
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