He is the executive director of Dale Carnegie’s training operations in India. He is also an author, public speaker and former national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress (INC). Furthermore, he has extensive experience in various fields including entrepreneurship, sales management and political communications.
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Wiki/Biography
Sanjay Jha was born in Gangtok, Sikkim; However, his ancestors were from Bihar. He completed his schooling at The Bishop School, Pune in 1974. Right from his school days, Sanjay was an all-round sportsman. He was not only good at sports but also excelled in studies and won many awards for his academic excellence and efficiency. He graduated with distinction in Economics from Fergusson College, Pune in 1980. While studying at Ferguson College, Sanjay was also elected as the head of the Dramatics Society. He did his post-graduation in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune University and then PhD in Economics from Patna University. He also did an MBA in HR from XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur in 1986 and then entered the corporate world and later politics.
Family
parents and siblings
His father Diwakar Jha was a professor. His elder brother, Vibhuti Jha, is a principal at Ashcroft Sullivan & Jha, a corporate firm.
Sanjay Jha (left) with his elder brother Vibhuti Jha
wife and children
Sanjay Jha is married to Pallavi Jha, Chairperson and MD of Walchand PeopleFirst Limited.
Sanjay Jha with his wife
The couple have two daughters, Maithili Jha and Mohini Jha.
corporate career
Sanjay Jha started his career in the sales department at Bharat Petroleum and worked there for two years. He worked as a vice president at Alliance Capital, a mutual fund company, from 1993 to 1996. He then worked for a year as Senior Vice President at another mutual fund company, ITC Threadneedle PLC. While working there, he contributed to the launch of a joint investment mutual fund company in partnership with BAT plc, London. His interest in the game encouraged him to launch CricketNext.com, a cricket news web portal, in 2000. The venture was later sold to Network 18 Media Group in 2012. In 2003, he joined Dale Carnegie, a platform for personal and business training. Executive Director of its operations in India. He is in charge of business strategy, market development, reputational capital formation and achieving financial targets and metrics for the company.
political career
Gandhi-Nehruvian idealist Sanjay Jha joined the Indian National Congress in 2012. He served as the national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress (INC) from 2013 to 2020 and represented the party in various TV debates and panel discussions.
In June 2020, he was removed from the post of national spokesperson of the Congress, days after Sanjay’s opinion piece criticizing the Congress leadership and internal democracy was published in the English daily, The Times of India.
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– INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) 17 June 2020
He also served as the President of the All India Professionals Congress (Maharashtra) for three years, before resigning from the post in July 2020.
I have submitted my resignation from the post of President of AIPC, Maharashtra.
My political outspokenness conflicts with my official position. i am happy with my signature #AIPCinteractive Congress is using the brand.@Shashi Tharoor It is a pleasure to work with. thanks all!
– Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) 3 July 2020
On 14 July 2020, he was suspended from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress (INC) for “anti-party activities” and “violation of discipline”.
Shri Sanjay Jha has been suspended from the Congress Party with immediate effect on charges of anti-party activities and violation of discipline. pic.twitter.com/TaT0gWbCc7
– Maharashtra Congress (@INCMaharashtra) 14 July 2020
controversies
Sanjay Jha has been embroiled in many controversies, and most of them have been due to his political posts on social media. Here are a few of them.
- On 25 April 2014, following the WikiLeaks revelations, Sanjay Jha posted a tweet in which he alleged that Subramanian Swamy was a CIA agent, stating that Swamy had informed an American diplomat about Indira Gandhi’s deteriorating health in 1977. Was informed. Swamy filed a petition rejecting Jha’s allegations and the WikiLeaks report against him. Defamation case of Rs 3 crore against Sanjay Jha. In response to Swamy’s lawsuit, Jha apologized unreservedly to Swamy for calling Swamy a CIA agent despite there being no valid evidence to support his claim.
- In November 2017, Sanjay Jha retweeted a Twitter post that contained a distorted photo of a police officer kneeling before BJP leader Rajnath Singh. After being trolled a lot on the internet, Sanjay deleted the post and apologized for it.
- On March 28, 2019, Sanjay Jha had made a derogatory tweet about BJP leader Narendra Modi. As a result, the post was widely criticized and Sanjay Jha faced huge backlash on the internet for making the sexiest dig at Narendra Modi.
He has white hair. But he sounds more like a blonde.
– Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) 28 March 2019
publications
- 11 Triumphs, Trials and Turbulence: Indian Cricket, 2003-2010This book captures some of the best events in the game of cricket (between 2003 and 2010), including amazing victories, heart-breaking failures, controversies, wicked politics in the game, India’s victory is included. The 2007 T20 World Cup, and the rise of the IPL.
Cover of 11 Triumphs, Trials and Turbulence: Indian Cricket, 2003-2010 by Sanjay Jha
- Superstar Syndrome (The Making of a Champion) This book has been written by Dr. Myra S., Professor of Harvard Medical School, in collaboration with Sanjay Jha. Written by White. It is a thorough evaluation of various aspects that explains and confirms the qualities that almost every successful person possesses.
Dr. Myra S. Cover of Superstar Syndrome by White and Sanjay Jha
- The Great Reveal: India After 2014 In 2014, the BJP government in India came to power at the center with a thumping majority. The book describes the new political reality of India and in Sanjay’s view, India has seen serious changes with the BJP rule and has increasingly moved away from Nehru’s idea of a secular, liberal and scientific India. The book talks about many unpleasant things, including India’s shrinking economic growth, the capitulation of public institutions like courts and media to the saffron party, the constant reminding of minorities, mainly Muslims, of their irrelevance in India and so on. There’s a lot involved. While all this is happening, the oldest Indian political party, the Indian National Congress, has lost opposition potential and is uncertain about its future; However, Sanjay is still hopeful and believes that the Congress Party will re-emerge and bring about a progressive political change that will ultimately revive India.
Cover of The Great Unraveling: India After 2014 by Sanjay Jha
The author of three books, Sanjay frequently writes articles for several leading media houses including Huffington Post, National Herald and India Today Group’s Daily O.
Facts/General Knowledge
- During his college days, Sanjay was inclined towards drama. He also led the college dramatic group during his undergraduate and postgraduate days.
- Along with working in the corporate world, Sanjay has also transformed himself into a motivational public speaker. He is known for his high quality training and leadership talks.
Sanjay Jha addressing the delegates at the fourth edition of VHNUM
- Even after being removed from the post of Congress national spokesperson, Gandhi-Nehruvian idealist Sanjay Jha calls himself a Congressman by DNA. According to Sanjay Jha, his commitment towards Congress from the beginning has been nothing but the fundamental ideology of the party.
My loyalty is towards Congress ideology. My loyalty is not to any person or family.
I remain a Gandhi-Nehruvian idealist (a dying breed within the Congress). I will continue to raise issues that are fundamental to the revival of my party.
raw is War.
– Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) 15 July 2020
- Sanjay Jha is an athletic person and is often seen involved in different sports. He is a good tennis player.
Sanjay Jha posing with his runner-up trophy won at the Willingdon Club Memorial Tennis Tournament 2019
- He is a dog lover. He often posts adorable pictures with his four-legged friends on his social media accounts.
Sanjay Jha with his dog Miso
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