Rajini Vaidyanathan Wikipedia BBC, Age, Bio, Married, Husband, Height

Personal Information Summary
Name	Rajini Vaidyanathan
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB	As of 2024, she is around 45 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner	No confirmed information is available.
Who is Rajini Vaidyanathan?	With over 20 years of experience across TV, radio, and the internet, Rajini is a prize-winning broadcaster.
Children / No. of Kids	None
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race	Indian (South Asian)
Nationality	British

Wiki Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Rajini Vaidyanathan is a foreign correspondent, broadcaster, journalist, reporter, anchor, and radio presenter who works for the BBC News Network, & is currently based in Washington D.C., USA.
Smart, focused and passionate about her work, Rajini has dedicated over a decade to her career and has built a solid reputation as a professional and honest reporter across T.V., radio and the Internet.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

Rajini is of South Asian descent and speaks fluent Tamil. Her parents grew up in India, one in the capital city of Delhi and the other one in Madras (now called Chennai).
Her father, Dr. Arun Vaidyanathan, was a prominent letter writer well-known for his work & public service. Dr. Arun had left India in 1966 & headed to the UK, taking up a doctoral scholarship at Leeds University.

Rajini herself, grew up in Milton Keynes. While growing up, Rajini was close to both Christian and Hindu traditions. They celebrated X-mas at their home, but she also received gifts for the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali.
She has two sisters, one of whom is a dentist and the other, a doctor.
Vaidyanathan was a student at the University of York and was a member of the student media society.

In 2017, Rajini shared her ‘Me too’ experiences. When she was 25 years old, an older highly-respected colleague twice Rajini’s age (and with a girlfriend) hit on her aggressively in a New York restaurant, by praising how beautiful she was. In addition, she recalled more stories about how she received sexually explicit text messages from a married colleague several years ago, and another colleague who knocked on her hotel room door after sending suggestive text messages.

Early Work and Career :

Rajini’s career began in Nottingham, UK working for BBC News as a T.V. reporter on their East Midlands Today show. She also reported for the station’s online platforms and radio.

In early 2004, she moved to the BBC’s London studio and produced, edited and covered the General Election special. She also travelled to Washington D.C. to cover the U.S. Elections on behalf of the BBC.
She eventually moved to BBC’s Westminster branch in 2005 and worked mainly as a political correspondent for the station’s Radio 1. There, she also had the opportunity to interview high-profile guests including politicians like Tony Blair, David Cameron and Boris Johnson.
In June of 2007, Rajini moved back to BBC’s London station and began presenting on their radio programs. She also presented the news on T.V. as part of the “Your News” show.

Professional Timeline, Salary and Net Worth :

Rajini moved back to Washington D.C., in September 2008 to conduct a special coverage of the U.S. presidential elections. During her time in Washington, she covered everything from presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama’s rallies to election day results and the subsequent victory, inauguration and first 100 days of Barack Obama’s presidential run.
She eventually returned to London & spent time covering the UK General Elections for BBC TV and Radio 4.

In late 2010, Vaidyanathan moved back to Washington D.C. and worked as a multi-media correspondent for BBC News. Her focus lay on covering the mid-term elections & handling online content along with radio and T.V.
In 2011, she moved to Mumbai, India, where she reported for BBC World News as their Indian Correspondent. She spent two years covering local news before leaving in May 2013.
After returning to Washington D.C., she is currently based as the North American Correspondent for BBC News.

Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :

Besides politics, Rajini once had the opportunity to attend the Oscars as an on-site reporter.
She was a 2016 National Magazine Award finalist in the writing category.

When she is not working, she enjoys watching Indi films and listening to live music.
Vaidyanathan was the one who announced Barack Obama’s historic victory live on the BBC’s World Service radio show in 2008.
Her father, Dr. Arun, had come to the U.K. with only £75 in his pocket. By the time of his passing in 2016, he had over nine educational degrees to his name!

Rajini’s grandfather worked for the United Nations and had the fortune of meeting India’s first PM after independence, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

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