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F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 17, 2026 • 4 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth5 July 1956

Age67 Years

BirthplaceLondon, United Kingdom

ProfessionJournalist, TV Anchor, Author, Food and Wine Critic, Co-founder of EazyDiner

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSeema Goswami

FamilySon - Raaj Sanghvi; Daughter - Mallika Sanghvi; Parents - Ramesh Sanghvi and Vimoo Sanghvi

Vir Sanghvi Biography

Vir Sanghvi is an Indian journalist, television anchor, author and food and wine critic with a decades-long career across print, television and digital. He

Early life and background

Vir Sanghvi was born on 5 July 1956 in London and was raised between Mumbai and London. He attended Mayo College in Ajmer and Mill Hill School in London before winning the Open Inlaks Scholarship to study politics, philosophy and economics at Brasenose College, Oxford. Brought up in a family that blended Jain heritage with agnostic parents, Sanghvi has described an evolving personal engagement with Jain and Hindu traditions as he grew older.

Career

Sanghvi’s journalism career began early and quickly took off. At 22 he became editor of Bombay Magazine, becoming the youngest editor in Indian journalism at the time. In his twenties and thirties he held a string of influential editorial roles: he presided over the relaunch of Imprint, served as editorial director at Business Press, and edited Sunday, which became India’s largest-selling English-language newsmagazine under his stewardship.

He moved into newspaper leadership, becoming editor of the Hindustan Times in 1999 and later stepping down from that post in 2003 while continuing as editorial director of HT Media. Over the years he has also held advisory responsibilities with HT Media.

Beyond print, Sanghvi has had an extensive broadcast career. He has anchored numerous television programs across Indian networks and cable channels, with shows on Doordarshan, NDTV, Star Network, Discovery Travel and Living, CNBC and CNN-News18. His television work has included political and interview formats as well as food and lifestyle programming. For several years he served as a resident commentator on CNN-News18 and hosted the weekly interview show Virtuosity, where he spoke with figures from politics, entertainment and public life.

Sanghvi is also known as a food and wine critic. His newspaper columns and features on food — notably the Rude Food pieces — established his reputation in culinary writing and led to a collection that was published as a book. He has continued to write columns, including a weekend piece for the financial daily Mint.

Author and entrepreneur

Sanghvi’s books include collections of his food writing and several longer works: Rude Food (a collection of his food columns), Men of Steel, Madhavrao Scindia: A Life, 26/11: The Attack on Mumbai and more recently Mandate: Will of the People (2016) and a memoir, A Rude Life, published in July 2021. Men of Steel was a strong commercial success and has been translated into multiple languages.

In 2015 Sanghvi co-founded EazyDiner, an online restaurant reservation platform, expanding his footprint from criticism and commentary into the restaurant-tech space. He also embraced digital video with a YouTube channel called Going Viral with Vir Sanghvi, using the platform to discuss politics, current events and food.

Public profile

Throughout his career Sanghvi has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the AIMA Media Person of the Year Award and the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Journalism. His food writing received international acknowledgement when Rude Food won the Cointreau Award for Best Food Literature Book. He has been recognized at the Asian Television Awards and commended for his current affairs presenting.

Sanghvi has also been a figure in public controversies reported in the media; he has publicly addressed matters concerning leaked recordings and other disputes that attracted attention between 2008 and 2012. He has responded in public forums and in print to explain his position on those episodes.

Personal life

Sanghvi is married and celebrates his wedding anniversary with his second wife on November 23 each year. He was previously married to Malavika Sangghvi and is currently married to Seema Goswami. He has two children, a son, Raaj Sanghvi, and a daughter, Mallika Sanghvi. He is the only child of his parents, Ramesh and Vimoo Sanghvi. Sanghvi has noted a close admiration for his father, who died when Vir was a teenager.

Latest updates

In July 2021 Sanghvi published A Rude Life, a memoir that recounts his childhood, education and decades in journalism. He remains active across media formats — print columns, television appearances, entrepreneurial projects and digital video — and continues to write and comment on politics, culture and food.

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Recent Work

A Rude Life

Memoir recounting Sanghvi's life from childhood through his journalism career, published in July 2021.

2021
Mandate: Will of the People

Political book published in 2016.

2016
Rude Food

Collection of his food columns, originally published in book form in 2004.

2004
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Career Highlights

  1. Youngest editor in Indian journalism at age 22 when appointed editor of Bombay Magazine
  2. Editor of Sunday newsmagazine; made it India’s largest-selling English-language newsmagazine
  3. Editor of the Hindustan Times (1999) and later Editorial Director of HT Media
  4. Resident commentator and host of Virtuosity on CNN-News18
  5. Co-founder of EazyDiner (2015)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Vir Sanghvi born?

Vir Sanghvi was born on 5 July 1956.

What is Vir Sanghvi known for?

Vir Sanghvi is known for journalist, TV Anchor, Author, Food and Wine Critic, Co-founder of EazyDiner.

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Vir Sanghvi is publicly listed as married to Seema Goswami.