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Omkar Chaudhary (born 7 February 1961, Dabathwa,
Meerut Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital ...
, Uttar Pradesh,
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) is an Indian journalist and writer who is currently editor in National Newspaper
Hari Bhoomi ''Hari Bhoomi'' is a daily newspaper published in North and Central India. Established on 5 September 1996 as a weekly Hindi language newspaper, in November 1997, it was converted into a daily newspaper and was started in Haryana as thHari Bho ...
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. He has worked in many different Indian Hindi newspapers in his career. Thousands of articles have been published so far. Ten books have been printed on different subjects. One of his books has muffled a researcher from Kurukshetra University on the inscription on time. As an analyst and reviewer, many
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s and Akashwani have been associated. He has been honored with many awards in his thirty-four journalistic career. Omkar Chaudhary started his journalism career from the Sandhya Dainik Prabhat newspaper published in
Meerut Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital ...
in 1983.


Personal life

Journalist and writer Omkar Chaudhary was born in a farmer's family in Dabethuwa village of
Meerut Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital ...
city,
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, India. Raised in a joint family he did his primary education from village's primary school and intermediate from Shri Gandhi Smaarak Inter College, Dabathwa. He did his graduation from
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,
Meerut Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital ...
. His parents Shri Briham Singh and Smt. Vidya Devi had 5 children (4 boys and 1 girl), Omkar, 4th child in order, was always interested in arts and music. He married Smt. Kamlesh Chaudhary in 1981 and together they have two children. His son Ankur Chaudhary is an FTII (National Film School, Pune) graduate in Sound Recording-Designing and professionally works in
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with his wife Shelly Attrishi, who's also a media professional-currently working with web portal First Post (
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) as Branded Content Manager. His daughter Kaveri Chaudhary is an active Interior Designer in
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.


Career

Right from the school days he was interested in writing. His college time poems and other write-ups regularly got published in local newspapers. After initiating his media career from
Meerut Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital ...
’s Saandhya Dainik Prabhat in 1981, he got promoted and joined Hindi daily
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in 1986. Here he grew in experience and stature and held many responsible positions as one of the most recognized and respected journalist around the region. In 1997 he was promoted and assigned to conceptualize and introduce the
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edition of Hindi daily
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. After enjoying a successful tenure as editorial bureau-chief in
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, Chaudhary joined the national bureau of
Amar Ujala ''Amar Ujala'' is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India which was founded in 1948. It has 21 editions in six states and two union territories covering 180 districts. It has a circulation of around two million copies. The 2017 Ind ...
in 2001. Here, as a national correspondent, he covered states like
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, Haryana,
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, Himachal Pradesh,
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and Delhi. He held major beats like Prime Minister Office, Home Ministry, Parliament, Tourism etc. and political parties like Indian National Congress, Samajwadi Party, RLD etc. During his national capital tenure, he travelled all around the country to cover major events. In 2013 he also travelled to London on a special trip of aviation ministry, which ultimately turned out to be a wonderful subject for his next travelogue book Done-Done London. And Since 2004, he's been associated with
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’s Hindi Daily
Hari Bhoomi ''Hari Bhoomi'' is a daily newspaper published in North and Central India. Established on 5 September 1996 as a weekly Hindi language newspaper, in November 1997, it was converted into a daily newspaper and was started in Haryana as thHari Bho ...
as its active Editor, stationed in
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City. Two major high points of his career have been to successfully start fresh newspaper editions.
Amar Ujala ''Amar Ujala'' is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India which was founded in 1948. It has 21 editions in six states and two union territories covering 180 districts. It has a circulation of around two million copies. The 2017 Ind ...
’s
Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...
edition in 1999 and DLA's
Meerut Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital ...
edition in 2008 started under his editorial supervision.


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