Shubhankar Mishra is an Indian news anchor and journalist. He is known for hosting various Aaj Tak news segments like Dangal Live.
Wiki/Biography
Shubhankar Mishra was born on 10 April in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is in his early 30s. His zodiac sign is Aries.
Shubhankar Mishra’s childhood photo
He did his schooling at St. Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. In 2016, he completed his BTech in Mechanical Engineering at Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology (GCET), Greater Noida, India.
Shubhankar Mishra’s BTech degree
Shubhankar Mishra during his college days
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 8″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
He belongs to a Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Harihar Mishra. His mother, Anupam Mishra, is head-master at Prathmic Vidyalaya Babhnan, Gonda. His younger brother, Saurabh Mishra, is a flute player.
Shubhankar Mishra with his parents and brother
Wife
He is unmarried.
Signature
Shubhankar Mishra’s thumb print and signature
Career
He started his career as a news anchor at India News from October 2015 to September 2017. He worked for India News Uttar Pradesh, India News Uttarakhand, India News Haryana, and India News Rajasthan.
Shubhankar Mishra at India News studio
In November 2017, he joined Zee Media as a news anchor.
Shubhankar Mishra at Zee News studio
After working there for almost one year, he joined TV9 Network as a news anchor. He worked at TV9 for almost three years.
Shubhankar Mishra reporting for TV9
On 18 February 2022, he started working as a news anchor at Aaj Tak, India Today Group. He hosted various news segments with Aaj Tak with which he gained immense popularity.
Shubhankar Mishra at Aaj Tak studio
In July 2023, he took to his Twitter account to share that he left his job at Aaj Tak.
Shubhankar Mishra’s Twitter post about leaving Aaj Tak
Favourites
- Quote: Arise awake and stop not till the goal is reached!
Facts/Trivia
- His family calls him Anu, and his friends lovingly call him Motu.
- In an interview, he shared that he pursued engineering on his father’s will. However, he had an interest in journalism.
- In his leisure time, he loves to travel, read books, listen to music, and play cricket.
Shubhankar Mishra during one of his trips
- He is an avid animal lover and often posts pictures with dogs on his social media account.
Shubhankar Mishra and a dog
- To maintain his fitness, he regularly workouts at a gym.
Shubhankar Mishra at a gym
- In 2014, he started an NGO ‘The Smile Foundation’ which works for needy children.
Shubhankar Mishra with his NGO kids
- According to his social media bio, he is a writer and photographer.
- In 2022, he bought a Tata Harrier car.
Shubhankar Mishra with his car
- He is a spiritual person and often visits various religious places.
Shubhankar Mishra infront of a temple
- He has a self-titled YouTube channel on which he uploads news shorts. He has around 914K subscribers on his channel. His YouTube shorts are quite popular among the audiences.
- He is considered a doppelganger of the Indian politician Raghav Chadha. Some people even congratulated Mishra after Raghav announced his engagement with the Indian actress Parineeti Chopra.
A collage of Raghav Chadha and Shubhankar Mishra