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{{short description|Indian journalist}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
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'''Varun Kumar''' is an Indian journalist.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Rakesh Kumar |title=यूसी न्यूज़ के पत्रकार वरुण कुमार को मिला राष्ट्रीय मीडिया सम्मान |trans-title=UC News journalist Varun Kumar gets National Media Award |url=http://www.janprahari.com/varun-kumar-journalist-of-uc-news-got-national-media-award/ |work=Jan Prahari Express |date=5 September 2017}}</ref> Kumar was manager of [[Alibaba Group]]'s [[UC News]] company. Later, he joined [[ABP News]], [[Living Media]], and now [[TV9 Bharatvarsh]].

==Career==
Varun Kumar started his journalism career in 2003. By 2007, he was working as a television journalist.<ref>{{cite news |title=यूसी न्यूज के पत्रकार वरुण कुमार को मिला राष्ट्रीय मीडिया सम्मान |trans-title=UC News journalist Varun Kumar gets National Media Award |url=http://www.haribhoomi.com/career/uc-news-journalist-varun-kumar-got-national-media-award|access-date=9 October 2017|work=[[Hari Bhoomi]]|date=4 September 2017}}</ref> As a television journalist, Kumar worked for 3 years; after this period of his career, he started working for [[STAR News]]. Apart from this, he also wrote articles in [[ABP News]]. After this, he continued his work after 4 years on 1 January 2014 for the national newspaper [[Amar Ujala]]. Kumar left the job from [[Amar Ujala]] a year later<ref>{{cite news |last=Gunjan |first=Amitabh |title=शिक्षक दिवस के मौके पत्रकार वरुण कुमार को किया सम्मानित |trans-title=Journalist Varun Kumar honored on the occasion of Teachers Day |url=http://www.newsofbihar.com/khas-khabar/uc-browser-journalist-varun-kumar-honored-from-national-media-award.html |access-date=9 October 2017 |website=News of Bihar |date=4 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010004759/http://www.newsofbihar.com/khas-khabar/uc-browser-journalist-varun-kumar-honored-from-national-media-award.html |archive-date=10 October 2017}}</ref> and started to work for the [[Hindustan Times]]. Varun Kumar worked for the [[Hindustan Times]] from 5 January 2015 to February 2017, and after that he joined [[Alibaba Group]]'s [[UC News]]. Varun is currently working as a manager at [[UC News]].<ref>{{cite news |title=यूसी न्यूज के पत्रकार वरुण कुमार को मिला राष्ट्रीय मीडिया सम्मान |trans-title=UC News journalist Varun Kumar gets National Media Award |url=http://uttamhindu.com/newsdetail.php?id=17019 |access-date=9 October 2017 |work=Uttam Hindu |date=5 September 2017 |archive-date=9 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194726/http://uttamhindu.com/newsdetail.php?id=17019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Achievements==

Varun Kumar has been involved in journalism since 2003;<ref>{{cite news |title=पत्रकार वरुण कुमार को मिला राष्ट्रीय मीडिया सम्मान |trans-title=Journalist Varun Kumar received National Media Award |url=http://janmanchnews.com/new-delhi-journalist-varun-kumar-have-media-award-hindi-news.html |access-date=9 October 2017 |work=Janmanch News |date=4 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123052520/http://janmanchnews.com/new-delhi-journalist-varun-kumar-have-media-award-hindi-news.html |archive-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> for this reason he was given the national media award in Delhi on the occasion of the 2017 [[Teacher's Day]]. All of the members of Varun Kumar's family are also linked to journalism. Apart from this, Varun Kumar was also honored with the First Inspiration Inspire Aspire India Award in May 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=ख़बरों के 'TRP मास्टर' वरुण कुमार को मिला 'राष्ट्रीय मीडिया सम्मान' |url=http://www.hindikhabar.com/news/News-TRP-Master-Varun-Kumar-got-national-media-honor-18200-24 |access-date=9 October 2017 |work=Hindi Khabar |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010004830/http://www.hindikhabar.com/news/News-TRP-Master-Varun-Kumar-got-national-media-honor-18200-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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[[Category:Online journalists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian journalists]]
[[Category:Hindi-language journalists]]
[[Category:Journalists from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Alibaba Group people]]
[[Category:People from Bulandshahr]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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