Pratibha Advani

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pratibha Advani

• She had an active participation in his father’s (L. K. Advani) political campaigns for years. She calls her father ‘Dada.’

• Though she belongs to a strong political family, yet she chose media as her line of career and has earned a great name for herself.

• She is credited to have presented several talk shows.

• She has also hosted many shows including ‘Namaste Cinema’ and ‘Retake with Pratibha Advani.’

• She has produced many television shows like ‘Take Care’ and ‘Yaddein,’ streamed on Doordarshan.

• She covered 1996’s elections from Moscow and Singapore. In an interview, she told that “In Moscow, I changed 20 saris in four days, because I had to do hourly bulletins.”

• She has also produced a patriotic documentary film ‘Ananya Bharati.’

• She is the director of the company ‘Swayam Infotainment,’ established by her on 23 May 2003.

• On 8 May 2015, she became the Chief Financial Officer of Tata Communications Limited and continues to hold the office since then.

• From 16 August 2010 to 7 May 2015, she was the Chief Financial Officer of NIIT Technologies Limited.

• On 31 March 2024, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the highest honour on her father, L. K. Advani at his residence in Delhi.