Faye D’Souza is a prominent Indian journalist. She is the editor-in-chief of Mirror Now. She hosts the popular show The Urban Debate on Mirror Now, which focuses on real-world issues rather than trending stories.
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Faye D’Souza was born on Thursday, 8 October 1981 (age 37 years; as in 2018) in Chikmagalur, Karnataka. His zodiac sign is Libra. He did his schooling from a local school in Bengaluru. He studied Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru. He then obtained a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Mount Carmel College in 2002. He completed his master’s degree in Mass Communication from the Convergence Institute of Media, Management and Information Technology Studies (COMMITS), Bengaluru in 2004.
Faye D’Souza in college
Faye’s career in journalism began while she was in college. She joined All India Radio (AIR), Bangalore and read news on the radio. She took a job at CNBC-TV18 in 2003 while she was pursuing her master’s degree. She was in the field of financial journalism. This paved the way for him and he continued working there even after completing his master’s degree.
Faye D’Souza at CNBC
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 2″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Picture Measurements: 34-28-36
Faye D’Souza
Family, Husband and Caste
Faye D’Souza belongs to a Roman Catholic Brahmin family. There is not much information about his parents. He has 2 sisters.
Faye D’Souza with her parents
Faye D’Souza as a child with her mother
Faye D’Souza with her sisters
Faye D’Souza is married to Sagar Gokhale. They got married on 3 September 2010.
Faye D’Souza with her husband Sagar Gokhale
livelihood
Faye D’Souza’s journalism career started with CNBC-TV18. He had a backend job in financial journalism. Eventually, he started reporting on financial issues. Faye joined Times Now Network in 2007. He was appointed to ET Now, the financial channel of Times Now. He started hosting the Investor’s Guide show. The show was a huge hit and gained him widespread popularity. His show became a hit on the TRP charts and he got another show- “The Property Guide” on ET Now.
Faye D’Souza hosts Property Guide
Faye always wanted to do something on women empowerment. In her show, The Investor’s Guide, she did a special segment that would guide women on where to invest, and how it would help them. ET Now gave him another show – The Urban Debate. It discussed social issues, social injustice and other issues that would help women fight inequality and how to overcome it. He did a special show with Radhika Apte focusing on the issue of women’s safety.
Faye D’Souza with Radhika Apte during a special show on women’s safety.
In 2015, Times Network launched a new channel, Magicbricks Now. Faye D’Souza was appointed editor-in-chief of the channel. The channel was started with a focus on real estate news. Faye D’Souza was given the task of increasing the channel ratings; Since it was a new channel. Faye did a good job and the channel grew very fast. In 2017, MagicBricks Now was renamed Mirror Now. After this the channel shifted its focus from just real estate news to general news.
Faye D’Souza now with Mirror Heads
His popular shows from ET Now – Investor’s Guide, Property Guide and The Urban Debate were revived on Mirror Now. He started Urban Debate as a show that would focus on real issues rather than trending stories. The investor guide also had a sustainable section for women investors to help them make options that would be beneficial to them. She always wanted to do something good for the society and often invited members of the LGBTQ community on her show, “The Urban Debate”.
Faye D’Souza with members of the LGBTQ community on her show
Awards, Honors and Achievements
- Awarded “Journalist of the Year” by Redlink Awards in May 2018
- She was featured on the cover of Verve Magazine
Faye D’Souza featured on the cover of Verve
- “News Anchor of the Year” award presented by the International Advertising Association (IAA) in July 2018
Faye D’Souza receives IAA News Anchor of the Year award
- “Rachna Award” by Rachna organization on 16 October 2018.
- “Opinion Maker of the Year” award by Vogue India on 1 November 2018
Faye D’Souza receives Opinion Maker of the Year award from Vogue
- “Face of the Year” award by Kanara Catholic Association (KCA) in December 2018
- Award for “Editor-in-Chief of News Television of the Year” by the News Broadcasting Awards in February 2019
controversies
- During her show, The Urban Debate, she disciplines a guest in such a way that they are not able to stand up to her. Maulana Yasoob Abbas once remarked that if she wanted equality she should work in underwear. Faye listened and replied calmly-
Let me tell you Maulana ji, I see many like you. I have no threat or fear from you, and most of all, I am not upset with you.”
- Karni Sena member Ajit Singh was present on his show during the debate on the film “Padmaavat”. He commented that Karni Sena would never allow anyone to watch the film. To this Faye replied-
Who are you? No one needs to learn from you. What right do you have to teach anything?”
- On 4 March 2018, Faye retweeted the cover photo of Malayalam magazine, Grihalakshmi. The cover featured a picture of a woman breastfeeding her child and how society considers it taboo. Faye wrote in the caption of the tweet that there are private spaces in airports for individuals to smoke, but no spaces for women to breastfeed their children. The official Twitter handle of Mumbai Airport responded that there are several spaces available at Mumbai Airport where women can attend to the needs of their small children. Another user replied that all major airports in India have dotting rooms where women can take care of their babies. Faye was criticized and trolled for being the editor-in-chief of a leading news channel and not knowing such basic facts about airports.
Favourite Things
Actor: Rishi Kapoor
Actress: Kubbra Sait
Food: Dal and Butter Chicken
faye d’souza eating her food
color blue
Salary
Rs 60 lakh annually
fact
- She often participates in Gay Pride parades to show her support for the LGBTQ community and raise awareness about the community.
Faye D’Souza participating in a gay pride parade in Mumbai
- Their marriage was simple. He once revealed that his marriage ceremony was so simple that the cost of the ceremony was only Rs 33.
Faye D’Souza with Sagar Gokhale
- In November 2018, she was featured on the cover of Vogue India as Woman of the Year.
Faye D’Souza featured on the cover of Vogue
- Faye loves animals and has a pet dog named Thor.
Faye D’Souza’s dog Thor
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