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	== Background ==		== Background ==
	Ritu Kapur is an alumnus of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi\|St Stephen's College.]] She secured her Masters in Film and TV production from [[A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre]], [[Jamia Millia Islamia\|Jamia Milia Islamia]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.acadman.in/ritu-kapur-the-quint-founder-the-day-we-stop-experimenting-is-the-day-we-die/\|title=Ritu Kapur, The Quint Founder: The Day We Stop Experimenting is The Day We Die\|last=Anand\|first=Alok\|date=2017-08-24\|work=Acadman\|access-date=2018-08-29\|language=en-US}}</ref>		Ritu Kapur is an alumnus of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi\|St Stephen's College.]] She secured her Masters in Film and TV production from [[A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre]], [[Jamia Millia Islamia\|Jamia Milia Islamia]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.acadman.in/ritu-kapur-the-quint-founder-the-day-we-stop-experimenting-is-the-day-we-die/\|title=Ritu Kapur, The Quint Founder: The Day We Stop Experimenting is The Day We Die\|last=Anand\|first=Alok\|date=2017-08-24\|work=Acadman\|access-date=2018-08-29\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	Her husband is [[Raghav Bahl]], an Indian businessman and co-founder of [[Network18 Group\|Network18]] and [[Quintillion Media]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/-my-dream-to-own-a-newspaper-is-dead-/1294286/0/\|title=My dream to own a newspaper is dead\|work=The Financial Express\|access-date=2018-08-29\|language=en-US}}</ref> Ritu Kapur and Raghav Bahl have two children.<ref name=":1" />		Her husband is [[Raghav Bahl]], an Indian businessman and co-founder of [[Network18 Group\|Network18]] and [[Quintillion Media]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/-my-dream-to-own-a-newspaper-is-dead-/1294286/0/\|title=My dream to own a newspaper is dead\|work=The Financial Express\|access-date=2018-08-29\|language=en-US}}</ref> Ritu Kapur and Raghav Bahl have two children.<ref name=":1" />
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{{short description|Indian media entrepreneur}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ritu Kapur
| image =
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = *[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St Stephen's College]]
*[[Jamia Milia Islamia]]
| known_for = *Founding member [[Network18]]
*Co-founder [[BloombergQuint]]
*Co-founder [[The Quint]]
| boards = *[[Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism]], [[Oxford University]]
*Future News Worldwide, [[British Council]]
*World Editor's Forum
| spouse = [[Raghav Bahl]]
}}

'''Ritu Kapur''' is an Indian media entrepreneur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/people/ritu-kapur|title=Ritu Kapur {{!}} Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism|website=reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref> She is the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Quintillion Media]], which jointly owns [[BloombergQuint]] with [[Bloomberg L.P.]]<ref name=":0" /> She is the co-founder of ''[[The Quint]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/about-us|title=About Us|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://events.wan-ifra.org/speakers/ritu-kapur|title=Ritu Kapur {{!}} WAN-IFRA Events|website=events.wan-ifra.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref> a web-based digital news site and was one of the founding members of [[Network18 Group|Network18]] in 1992.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookbusiness.com/specials/women-of-worth_2017/the-newsmaker-3979|title=The Newsmaker - Ritu Kapur|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] Business|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>
[[File:Ritu Kapur (center) at an Amnesty International Event, New Delhi, Joesy Joesph (left).jpg|thumb|280x280px|Ritu Kapur (centre) at an [[Amnesty International India|Amnesty International]] event in New Delhi. [[Josy Joseph|Josey Joseph]] (right) is also pictured.]]
Ritu Kapur is a board member at [[Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism|Reuters Institute Of Journalism]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=311031951&privcapId=310878966&previousCapId=310878966&previousTitle=Quintillion%20Media%20Pvt%20Ltd.|title=Ritu Kapur|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.adgully.com/oxford-appoints-quint-co-founder-ritu-kapur-on-board-of-advisors-for-journalism-71082.html|title=Oxford Appoints Quint Co-Founder Ritu Kapur On Board Of Advisors For Journalism|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US}}</ref> She is also an advisory board member at the [[British Council]] for their Future News Worldwide partnership program and a board member of the World Editor's Forum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishcouncil.org/future-news-worldwide/advisory-board-members?page=1|title=Advisory Board Members {{!}} British Council|website=www.britishcouncil.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wan-ifra.org/wef-board-members|title=WEF Board Members - WAN-IFRA|date=2012-10-04|website=www.wan-ifra.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pressinstitute.in/half-a-billion-smartphones-will-be-the-tipping-point/|title=‘Half a billion smartphones will be the tipping point’ {{!}} Press Institute of India|website=www.pressinstitute.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref> In 2018, she was ranked the 49th most powerful woman on the [[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'s list of Most Powerful Women in India.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw/ritu-kapur?year=2018|title="MOST POWERFUL WOMEN"|website=www.fortuneindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref>

== Background ==
Ritu Kapur is an alumnus of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St Stephen's College.]] She secured her Masters in Film and TV production from [[A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre]], [[Jamia Millia Islamia|Jamia Milia Islamia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.acadman.in/ritu-kapur-the-quint-founder-the-day-we-stop-experimenting-is-the-day-we-die/|title=Ritu Kapur, The Quint Founder: The Day We Stop Experimenting is The Day We Die|last=Anand|first=Alok|date=2017-08-24|work=Acadman|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US}}</ref>

Her husband is [[Raghav Bahl]], an Indian businessman and co-founder of [[Network18 Group|Network18]] and [[Quintillion Media]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/-my-dream-to-own-a-newspaper-is-dead-/1294286/0/|title=My dream to own a newspaper is dead|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US}}</ref> Ritu Kapur and Raghav Bahl have two children.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
Ritu Kapur is credited with creating "The India Show", India's first home-grown show on a satellite channel, [[StarPlus|Star Plus]]. In 1995 she started directing and writing screenplays for television show, ''[[Bhanwar (TV series)|Bhanwar]],'' recreating landmark cases in Indian legal history. Apart from being one of the founding members in Network18, she worked on various projects such as [[Real Heroes Award|Real Heroes.]]<ref name=":1" />

Ritu pioneered [[Citizen journalism|Citizen Journalism]] on Indian Television in 2008 when she launched "The CJ show" on [[CNN- IBN|CNN IBN]], a show which has won various awards. In 2011, Ritu launched [[History TV18]] (a joint venture with [[A&E Networks|A+E Networks]]) as the Head of Programming. At History TV18, she conducted [[The Greatest Indian]]. Currently Ritu Kapur is the CEO of ''[[The Quint]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/digital/being-legacy-free-is-very-liberatingritu-kapur-the-quint_69719.html|title=Being legacy free is very liberating: Ritu Kapur, The Quint|work=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/ritu-kapur-on-digital-media|title=It’s Like TV in the 90s, No Templates: Ritu Kapur on Digital Media|work=The Quint|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Youth Ki Awaaz]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Jamia Millia Islamia alumni]]
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