Umesh Upadhyay

Some Lesser Known Facts About Umesh Upadhyay

• In 1985, Umesh Upadhyay worked as a lecturer in political science at Delhi University.

• From 1985 to 1988, he served as a sub-editor at the Press Trust of India Limited (PTI).

• Umesh Upadhyay then worked part-time as a political analyst and commentator at All India Radio (AIR).

  

• He was a member of the Editors Guild of India, a non-profit organisation of journalists.

• In 1988, Umesh Upadhyay began working as a news correspondent at Doordarshan. He worked in the position till November 1993.

• In December 1993, he joined Zee TV as its senior producer. He worked in the position till December 1996. As a senior producer, he was responsible for producing programmes and anchoring shows.

  

• Umesh Upadhyay worked as an executive producer at Home TV from January 1995 to October 1997.

• From 1997 to 2000, he served as an executive producer and editor output at Zee News.

• In January 2000, he joined New Delhi Communications Network Limited as its editor and managing director. He served in the position till 2004.

• Umesh Upadhyay served as the channel head at Janmat TV from 2004 to 2007.

• He worked as a freelance journalist and columnist from 2007 to 2010 in New Delhi.

• In December 2005, Umesh Upadhyay began working as a director at Rockland Hospitals Limited in New Delhi. He served in the position till August 2010.

• From December 2010 to February 2014, he served as a director at Disha Education Society in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. As a director, he managed the Disha Group of Institutions and also served as the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Disha University.

  

• Umesh Upadhyay worked as a media director at Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in Mumbai from March 2014 to June 2014.

• He served as a news president at News Network18 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, from 18 July 2014 to October 2015.

• In November 2015, Umesh Upadhyay was appointed as the president and media director at Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in Mumbai. He worked in the position till November 2023.

• He then worked at SAB TV for some time.

• In November 2023, Umesh Upadhyay began working as a freelance writer, columnist, independent media consultant, analyst, and educationist in New Delhi.

• The Indian government once nominated him to the Executive Council of the Indian Institute of Mass Communications.

• He had served as a jury member for the Narad Jayanti Awards in New Delhi.

• Umesh Upadhyay had served on the executive board of the National Institute of Open Schooling, which is an independent institution under India’s Ministry of Human Resources Development and the largest open schooling system in the world.

• He was a member of the Academic Council of Delhi University.

• Apart from being a journalist, Umesh Upadhyay was also a motivational speaker. He often delivered speeches at TEDx Talk, a global platform for sharing thoughts and ideas.

  

• He received training from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, the Asian Institute for Broadcasting Development in Kuala Lumpur, BSkyB in London, Thames Studios in the UK, and CPC in Delhi.

• He was a public speaker and media expert. He often appeared as a guest on various news channels. He regularly commented on national and international issues.

• Umesh Upadhyay held positions on various boards and councils, including the Management Committee and Executive Council of the Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University for Mass Communication and Journalism in Bhopal, the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Mass Communication and Journalism in Ahmedabad, the IIMC Society, the Executive Council of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication in New Delhi, and the Executive Board of the National Open School Society of India.

• In 2024, he published a book titled “Western Media Narratives on India – Gandhi to Modi,” which according to the critics, disclosed the biased nature of foreign media and its negative portrayal of India.

  

• Umesh Upadhyay was an animal lover and had a pet dog. He often shared pictures of his pet on social media.

  

• He was an environment enthusiast. He often participated in tree plantation drives organised in New Delhi.

  

• Umesh Upadhyay liked travelling to distant places in his free time.