Saket Gokhale

RTI Activist

Indian Jalgaon, Maharashtra

Quick Info

ProfessionRTI Activist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth31/01/1987
Age39 years
BirthplaceJalgaon, Maharashtra

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Profession(s)
  • RTI Activist
  • Social Activist
  • Former Journalist
  • Politician

Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Wilson College, Mumbai
  • Trinity College, London
  • Prague School, Czech Republic
Field of Study
  • Journalism and Media Studies (2004-2007)
  • Course in Language Teaching

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
CasteBrahmin
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
Political InclinationTrinamool Congress

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Family

FatherSuhas Gokhale (Retired police officer and senior inspector at the Anti Narcotic Cell)
MotherNeela Gokhale
SiblingsShruti Gokhale (Younger)

Career

Career Highlights
  • English teacher at Hampson CS s.r.o. in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
  • Independent Foreign Correspondent for Europe and South Asia
  • South Asia correspondent at Debtwire (Financial Times Group)
  • Management and re-structuring consultant at Ladakh Hilfe/REWA Society, Leh, Ladakh
  • Head- Brand Content Strategy at Flarepath Digital, Mumbai
  • Creative Director & Head – Content (Digital Quotient) at HT Media Ltd, New Delhi
  • RTI activist with over 50 filed RTIs as of 2021
  • Filed PIL in Supreme Court of India on PM Narendra Modi's undeclared assets
  • Elected to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal as Trinamool Congress member in 2023
  • National Spokesperson of Trinamool Congress
  • Foreign correspondent at Financial Times and National Public Radio (NPR)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Saket Gokhale engages in smoking and alcohol consumption.
2. He has participated in significant legal actions and petitions.
3. Funded political activities through 'Our Democracy'.
4. Was hospitalized in December 2020 for a mild cardiac arrest.
5. Enjoys reading, plane-spotting, cooking, cycling, backpacking and DIY tinkering.
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