ABP Asmita is an Indian 24-hour regional news channel broadcasting in the

Gujarati language Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gu ...

. It operates from

Ahmedabad, Gujarat Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per th ...

. It is owned by

ABP Group ABP Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established in 1922. History The company in recent years did mass layoffs at various times. Current assets Newspapers * ''Anandabazar Patrika'' – ...

. The channel was launched on 1 January 2016.

Face of the channel

Leaders

*Brijesh Kumar Singh (previous 2016–2017) *Ronak Patel (2017–present)

Associated anchors

* Ronak Patel *Dhwani Dholakia *Vikas Makwana *Vishal Kalani *Geeta Vaghadiya *Amita Javeri *Zilan Dave *Poonam Bhayani *Juhi Gandhi *Shivangini Maheta *Deepa Sharma *Jigar Thaker

Social media

*Facebook (500million followers) *Twitter (169k followers) *YouTube (1.31 million subscribers)

USP

ABP Asmita has covered the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 and General Elections 2019. At the regional/state level, ABP Asmita has been covering the elections of municipal corporations, cooperative sectors and other sub-elections. In 2018, ABP Asmita aired the ‘JAL AE JEEVAN’ (Water is Life) initiative highlighting water-related issues. Based on Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography, ''Satya Na Prayogo'' (My Experiments with Truth), ABP Asmita curated a special interview-based program, ‘Satya Na Prayogo’. An instant success, viewers highly appreciated the show. Based on the program, ABP Asmita began hosting conclaves where dignitaries such as CM Vijay Rupani, Governor Acharya Devvrat-ji, Sanjay Dutt (Actor), Manhar Udas (Singer), RS Sodhi (MD, Amul), Chandubhai Virani (Founder & MD, Balaji Wafers) participated and narrated their life experiences and how the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi helped them in leading a better life.

References

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External links

Official Website
Gujarati-language television channels in India Television stations in Ahmedabad Television channels and stations established in 2016 ABP Group 2016 establishments in Gujarat 24-hour television news channels in India