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F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 15, 2026 • 3 min read

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ProfessionJournalist

NationalityIndian

FamilyFather - Lakshmi Chand Jain; Mother - Devaki Jain; Brother - Gopal Jain

Sreenivasan Jain Biography

Sreenivasan Jain is an Indian journalist best known for anchoring the weekly ground reportage show Truth vs Hype on NDTV 24x7. A long-time NDTV journalist,

Early life and background

Sreenivasan Jain, sometimes referred to by the nickname Vasu, is an Indian journalist born to Lakshmi Chand Jain and economist Devaki Jain. He attended Rishi Valley School and later studied at Hindu College, University of Delhi, before pursuing further studies at the University of Sussex in England.

Career

Jain joined NDTV in 1995 and built a multi-decade career at the broadcaster. He became widely known for anchoring Truth vs Hype, a weekly program on NDTV 24x7 that emphasized field reporting. Between 2003 and 2008 he served as NDTV’s Mumbai bureau chief. In 2010 he took on responsibilities as Managing Editor of the NDTV Group’s business channel, and in 2015 he began writing an op-ed column for Business Standard.

Over the years Jain has received several professional accolades. His honors include the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Anchor in News/Current Affairs in 2006, the Ramnath Goenka Award for Journalist of the Year in 2014, and the Press Club, Mumbai’s RedInk Journalist of the Year award in 2015. He has been described as among India’s most trusted news anchors since 2019.

Public profile

Jain’s career has involved frontline reporting from volatile situations. While covering the Delhi CAA protests in 2020 he faced an incident in which stones were thrown at his crew, prompting them to step back from filming for safety. During election reporting in Uttar Pradesh in 2022 he was publicly challenged by a voter in footage that was later removed from NDTV’s Twitter account.

He has been an active voice on social media and has at times been involved in disputes that became public. In 2017 he wrote about the removal of a report he co-authored from NDTV’s website, saying the report had been taken down for legal vetting. In 2018 he served a legal notice to a columnist over comments about his father. In 2021 he posted a tweet about Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin that drew criticism; he later deleted the original tweet and apologized for any confusion.

Jain has also extended personal support to colleagues in the media community: in 2022 he provided a surety of Rs. 50,000 for the bail of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair.

Personal life

Public sources list Jain’s family connections: his father Lakshmi Chand Jain was a political activist and his mother Devaki Jain is an economist. He has a brother named Gopal Jain. Other personal details such as his exact age and marital status are not publicly specified in the available material. Physical details recorded include a height of approximately 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) and black hair and eyes.

Latest updates

In recent years Jain has continued to work in journalism while maintaining a visible public presence. He has reflected on memorable moments from his reporting career, including being asked to give a byte in Tamil while covering the Sri Lanka war in 1999. His ongoing association with NDTV and contributions to Business Standard remain noted aspects of his professional life.

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Recent Work

Truth vs Hype

Weekly ground reportage show on NDTV 24x7 anchored by Sreenivasan Jain.

Op-ed columnist

Contributor of opinion pieces to Business Standard.

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Career Highlights

  1. Joined NDTV in 1995 and developed a long-standing career at the broadcaster
  2. Mumbai bureau chief for NDTV from 2003 to 2008
  3. Managing Editor of NDTV Group’s business channel in 2010
  4. Began writing as an op-ed columnist for Business Standard in 2015
  5. Winner of the Indian Television Academy Best Anchor award (2006), Ramnath Goenka Journalist of the Year (2014), and RedInk Journalist of the Year (2015)
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