Akash Banerjee

Some Lesser Known Facts About Akash Banerjee

• Akash considers himself to be a political satirist and uploads satirical commentary on trending political and environmental topics on his YouTube channel. He also uses a caricature personality called, “Bhakt Banerjee” to comment on certain topics.

• While Akash was still pursuing his master’s degree in Delhi, he worked as a Radio Jockey for Radio Mirchi. He was part of the core team that set up Radio Mirchi in Delhi and worked as a producer and RJ for the late-night show, DCH.

• In 2005, Akash went on to work for Times Now as an Anchor before joining India Today as a senior correspondent in 2007.

• Working for India Toady, Akash covered news stories like the 26/11 Mumbai bomb blasts, Maoist terror in Dantewada and other Naxal insurgencies, and many others.

• Akash felt disappointed in the journalism done on the national news channel and feeling disillusioned by TV journalism he left India Today in 2012 and moved back to Radio Mirchi.

• In the span of 5 years that Akash worked with Radio Mirch for 2 years he acted as the Vice President as well. Working as the VP at one of  India’s biggest and most listened-to Radio Networks he mentored a team of 100+ radio professionals across fifteen radio stations that spanned from Srinagar to Shillong.

• In 2013, Akash published a book called “Tales from Shining and Sinking India.” The book took a dive into recent events in India and explores the inner workings of broadcast television, drawing from his extensive reporting experiences. The book received mixed reviews where reputed newspapers like  Sunday Guardian reviewed it as “lacking substance” and “self-aggrandizement.”

• After exiting the Radio Mirchi in 2018, Akash started his own socio-political satire show.

• Akash has been interviewed by multiple international media houses including the Al Jazeera English YouTube channel.

• Akash’s caricature personality, “Bhakt Banerjee” is a character that he created to act as a blind supporter of the government and does interviews of the individuals who generally criticize the government like Dhruv Rathee. He also uses the character to create short skits on the new policies or satirical comments on the trending news topics.