BBC reporter Karishma Vaswani has hit the headlines after her interview with John Cleese was left in a huff. The actor and comedian said he was interviewing the BBC to discuss his stand-up comedy shows in Singapore and Bangkok. However, the topic of the interview turned to ‘cancel culture’.
John then accused Karishma of trying to portray him as “old-fashioned”. He tweeted, “She then asked a disjointed question, clearly trying to portray me as old-fashioned, uncaring and harmful”. He added, “Karishma is not interested in discussing this with me. She just wants to play the prosecutor. BBC needs to retrain her”.
Following the interview, a BBC spokesperson explained, “This was a fair and appropriate interview, covering topics that John Cleese has previously covered as well as topics on his new tour.”
“Our presenter is an excellent and experienced journalist who conducted the interview in full accordance with our editorial guidelines,” the spokesperson continued.
So, here are a few things you need to know about Karishma Vaswani. Here we mention information about her husband, two children, career, and net worth.
Who is Karishma Vaswani’s husband?
Karishma Vaswani has kept all of her social media accounts private. Therefore, accessing her personal information is almost impossible. But based on a Facebook post from December 2014, Karishma’s husband could be Charan Vaswani. According to her interview with Indonesia Expat, she revealed that her husband runs his own business in the digital marketing field, so he is based between Singapore and Jakarta.
She didn’t even share pictures of her husband or reveal how long they’ve been together.
However, Karishma Vaswani has two children with her husband; a son named Krishna (7 years old) and a daughter (Aryana 10 years old). But, in her bio on various social media platforms, she has revealed that she is a “mother of 2” but has not written about being a wife. She is available on Instagram (@karishma771), Facebook (@karishma.vaswani.77) and Twitter (@bbckarishma).
Karishma Vaswani’s age
As of December 2021, Karishma Vaswani is 44 years old.
Karishma Vaswani Nationality
Karishma Vaswani was born in Singapore. But she grew up in Indonesia. Therefore, Karishma has Singaporean citizenship as she revealed that she has a Singaporean passport. But Karishma is of Sindh origin.
What is Karishma Vaswani’s net worth?
As of 2021, Karishma Vaswani has a total net worth of over $1.5 million.
Karishma started her media career by working with CNBC Asia in August 1999. She joined CNBC as a production assistant and worked until September 2003 while based in Singapore. Starting in October 2003, she joined BBC News as a junior reporter/producer. After two years and three months, she became the anchor of India Business Report and Mumbai Business Correspondent in Mumbai.
The programme is dedicated to examining trade, business and economic issues in India. In doing so, she became the first Mumbai-based business correspondent to report for BBC World News. She has covered a range of stories in Asia, from the Mumbai bombings to the Tata-Corus takeover.
After working in India until July 2009, she started working as Indonesia Correspondent from July 2009 to March 2014. For almost a year and a half, Karishma worked as Indonesia Editor. From July 2015, she worked as Asia Business Correspondent.
Throughout her career, Karishma has reported from locations including Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and India. She has covered important business stories such as the anniversary of the Asian financial crisis in Indonesia and India’s two most recent financial budgets.
Karishma has also interviewed key figures in Asian business such as Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew.
Related FAQs
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What is Karishma Vaswani’s date of birth?
Karishma’s date of birth is unknown as of this writing.
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Has Karishma Vaswani revealed her family?
Karishma Vaswani revealed that she and her family are Sindhi. Due to the India-Pakistan partition, Sindhis do not have a separate homeland, so Mumbai has become the de facto city for the Sindhi community to celebrate special events such as weddings or big occasions.
So, Karishma used to come to Mumbai almost every year when she was a child. The only thing she revealed apart from that is that her parents still live in Indonesia and have been there for a long time. While in Indonesia, they helped her a lot in taking care of her children.
As Karishma is the first girl in her family to work, she also encourages her daughter to do whatever she wants. She reveals, “Balancing work and family is not always perfect, but it is possible.”
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How tall is Karishma Vaswani?
Karishma Vaswani must be 5 feet 7 inches tall.
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Where did Karishma Vaswani get her education?
Karishma completed her primary and secondary education in Jakarta. She attended the International School of Jakarta and received her International Baccalaureate Diploma in 1995. For her undergraduate degree, she studied English Literature (British and Commonwealth) at the University of Warwick. She graduated in 1998.