Umesh Upadhyay

Umesh Upadhyay
Born(1958-08-26)26 August 1958
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died1 September 2024(2024-09-01) (aged 66)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
EducationDelhi University (DU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • author
TitleFormer President & Media Director of Reliance Industries

Umesh Upadhyay (26 August 1958 – 1 September 2024) was an Indian television journalist, author and media executive. Critics say that his book “Western Media Narratives on India – Gandhi to Modi” exposes the dubiousness of the anti-India agenda of the foreign media.[1] He was also a freelance writer, an independent media consultant and analyst. Earlier he worked as president and director of media at Reliance Industries Limited,[2] prior to which he was President of News at Network 18.[3]

  1. ^ "Opinion | Umesh Upadhyay's Book Offers Insight into Western Media's Dubious Agenda on India". News18. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Umesh Upadhyay to move back to RIL".
  3. ^ "Reliance names Raghav Bahl Network 18 non-executive director". Live Mint. 7 July 2014.