Rajini Vaidyanathan is a South Asia Correspondent/TV News presenter currently working at BBC News. She has over 20 years of experience, across TV, Radio, and Online.

As a foreign correspondent, The journalist has reported from across the world. Currently, she covers the South Asia region which includes Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, and Afghanistan.

Rajini was named the 2019 Indian TV Journalist of the Year for an exclusive investigation into sexual harassment in Bollywood. She previously spent six years as a BBC Washington correspondent and anchor. Vaidyanathan was also a regular anchor for “BBC World News America”. She covered the 2016 US presidential race, from the first debates to the first years of the Trump presidency.

Rajini Vaidyanathan Age

Rajini Vaidyanathan was born in Milton Keynes, England. She is around 43 years old, however, information regarding her date of birth is under review and will be updated as soon as available.

Rajini Vaidyanathan Height

Vaidyanathan stands at a moderate height of 5 ft 4 inches ( Approx 1.6 m).

Rajini Vaidyanathan Education

She attended the University of York in 1997 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Economics in 2000.

Rajini Vaidyanathan Family

Rajini was born and brought up to her loving parents in Milton Keynes, a city only ever known for cows of the concrete variety. Right from her childhood, She felt a strong connection to India and its culture and customs. Rajini and her family celebrated Christmas but also got new clothes for Diwali.  Their lives were delicately balanced between two countries, two time zones, and two cultures. She went to India for the first time at the age of three.

Rajini Vaidyanathan Husband

She is a broadcaster with more than 20 years of experience, across TV, Radio, and Online, however, she likes to keep her love life status hidden, a review regarding this matter at hand is in progress and will be updated as soon as available.

Rajini Vaidyanathan Salary

Rajini receives an annual salary of $78,593 per year. This is according to BBC News anchors’ and reporters’ salaries.

Rajini Vaidyanathan Net Worth

Vaidyanathan has an approximate net worth of $1 million – $5 million.

Rajini Vaidyanathan Career

She started serving as a BBC News presenter in June 2007 until May 2008. Rajini served for BBC News as a News Anchor from September 2017 to February 2019. From there, She became a BBC TV News presenter. Since February 2019, Vaidyanathan has been a South Asia correspondent and covers the South Asia region. Reporting on Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and more.

From July 2021 to August 2021, Rajini served at BBC Radio 5 Live as a Radio presenter. Her most recent stories include feeding into coverage of the ongoing situation in Afghanistan such as The Rohingya refugee crisis, the Covid pandemic in India and Nepal,  climate change, investigations into child trafficking, the growing humanitarian crisis, and a documentary on scammers in India.

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