223:
237:
33:
323:
While working in radio; Banerjee was inspired to start his YouTube channel as a satirical show mixing humour with political commentary. One of
Banarjee's popular caricatures is Bhakt Banarjee who is portrayed as a fervid supporter of the
339:
He has also authored the book "Tales from
Shining India and Sinking India" in 2013 about events that took place in recent India and the inner-workings of broadcast television in India.Politically he acts as USA agent. In a review, the
475:
574:
493:
521:
721:
731:
696:
670:
608:
328:
and often berates the opposition and people critical of the government. Bhakt
Banarjee is often seen interviewing journalists like
90:
317:
458:
716:
416:
549:
441:
367:
711:
706:
691:
372:
75:
726:
701:
213:
634:
522:"Watch: I'm not anti-Modi, I'm pro-journalism, news anchor Ravish Kumar tells satirist Akash Banerjee"
80:
286:". As of September 2024, he has over 4 million regular viewers and over 5 million subscribers, with
494:"The Indian YouTube wars: Political video influencers are heating up the internet in election year"
462:
341:
325:
313:
288:
348:
described it as a "realistic and detailed account on how broadcast media works in the country".
666:
582:
479:
282:" a satirical show focusing on social, political and environmental issues and his caricature "
445:
345:
84:
635:"Tales From Shining And Sinking India – Rekhta Books | Best of Hindi Urdu Literature Books"
320:. Disillusioned by TV journalism he moved back to Radio Mirchi where he worked till 2018.
278:, journalist, radio jockey and political satirist. He is known for his YouTube channel "
94:
685:
333:
329:
301:
660:
309:
139:
586:
394:
526:
498:
305:
32:
476:
This poll season, Akash
Banerjee hopes to take political satire mainstream
459:
He live-streamed his attacks on Indian
Muslims. YouTube gave him an award.
275:
398:
162:
609:"Book Review: Banerjee's essays are a banal mish-mash of sound bytes"
344:
described it as "lacking substance" and "self-aggrandizement", while
292:
calling
Deshbhakt "one of the biggest YouTube channels in India".
271:
389:
387:
575:"Akash Banerjee's Tales from Shining and Sinking India"
442:
India's
Government Wants Total Control of the Internet
312:
as a senior correspondent covering stories like the
199:
191:
171:
155:
135:
127:
104:
68:
60:
42:
23:
357:Tales from Shining India and Sinking India (2013)
8:
208:
31:
20:
383:
332:, politicians and other YouTubers like
417:"This DeshBhakt Questions Everything"
7:
662:Tales from Shining and Sinking India
410:
408:
492:Ghosh, Devarsi (February 3, 2019).
461:" by Gerry Shih and Pranshu Verma,
14:
722:YouTube channels launched in 2017
520:Scroll Staff (August 22, 2019).
235:
221:
732:Hindi-language YouTube channels
697:21st-century Indian journalists
308:, Banerjee started working in
16:Indian YouTuber and journalist
1:
550:"Political comedy is no joke"
274:: आकाश बैनर्जी) is an Indian
37:Banerjee at the FoE Con 2023
748:
607:swati (January 11, 2013).
368:List of Indian journalists
314:2008 Mumbai terror attacks
261:
252:
211:
207:
146:
30:
659:Banerjee, Akash (2013).
613:The Sunday Guardian Live
373:List of Indian YouTubers
76:La Martinière College
581:. February 20, 2013.
465:, September 26, 2023.
395:"About The Deshbhakt"
300:Initially working in
242:1,000,000 subscribers
717:Commentary YouTubers
448:, February 13, 2023.
444:" by Varsha Bansal,
91:St. Stephens College
478:" by Dhruv Munjal,
463:The Washington Post
289:The Washington Post
228:100,000 subscribers
149:YouTube information
579:The Times of India
203:795.6 million
120:Political satirist
672:978-93-81506-21-9
633:rekhtabooks.com.
480:Business Standard
265:
264:
248:
247:
195:5.00 million
128:Years active
739:
712:Indian parodists
707:Indian satirists
692:Indian YouTubers
677:
676:
656:
650:
649:
647:
645:
630:
624:
623:
621:
619:
604:
598:
597:
595:
593:
571:
565:
564:
562:
560:
548:Nair, Roshan H.
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
517:
511:
510:
508:
506:
489:
483:
472:
466:
455:
449:
438:
432:
431:
429:
427:
412:
403:
402:
391:
318:Naxal insurgency
239:
238:
225:
224:
209:
200:Total views
56:
52:
50:
35:
21:
747:
746:
742:
741:
740:
738:
737:
736:
682:
681:
680:
673:
658:
657:
653:
643:
641:
639:rekhtabooks.com
632:
631:
627:
617:
615:
606:
605:
601:
591:
589:
573:
572:
568:
558:
556:
547:
546:
542:
532:
530:
519:
518:
514:
504:
502:
491:
490:
486:
473:
469:
456:
452:
439:
435:
425:
423:
415:Munjal, Dhruv.
414:
413:
406:
393:
392:
385:
381:
364:
354:
342:Sunday Guardian
298:
253:
236:
222:
216:
187:
167:
151:
123:
100:
69:Alma mater
54:
48:
46:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
745:
743:
735:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
684:
683:
679:
678:
671:
651:
625:
599:
566:
540:
512:
484:
482:, Apr 05 2019.
467:
450:
446:Wired Magazine
433:
404:
382:
380:
377:
376:
375:
370:
363:
360:
359:
358:
353:
350:
326:BJP government
297:
294:
284:Bhakt Banerjee
268:Akash Banerjee
263:
262:
259:
258:
250:
249:
246:
245:
243:
240:
232:
231:
229:
226:
218:
217:
214:Creator Awards
212:
205:
204:
201:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
186:
185:
182:
179:
175:
173:
169:
168:
166:
165:
159:
157:
153:
152:
147:
144:
143:
137:
136:Known for
133:
132:
129:
125:
124:
122:
121:
118:
115:
112:
108:
106:
102:
101:
99:
98:
88:
78:
72:
70:
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
25:Akash Banerjee
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
744:
733:
730:
728:
727:Indian Hindus
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
702:Living people
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
689:
687:
674:
668:
665:. Amaryllis.
664:
663:
655:
652:
640:
636:
629:
626:
614:
610:
603:
600:
588:
584:
580:
576:
570:
567:
555:
554:Deccan Herald
551:
544:
541:
529:
528:
523:
516:
513:
501:
500:
495:
488:
485:
481:
477:
471:
468:
464:
460:
454:
451:
447:
443:
437:
434:
422:
418:
411:
409:
405:
400:
396:
390:
388:
384:
378:
374:
371:
369:
366:
365:
361:
356:
355:
351:
349:
347:
343:
337:
335:
331:
327:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
295:
293:
291:
290:
285:
281:
280:The Deshbhakt
277:
273:
269:
260:
257:30 April 2024
256:
255:Last updated:
251:
244:
241:
234:
233:
230:
227:
220:
219:
215:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
183:
180:
177:
176:
174:
170:
164:
163:The Deshbhakt
161:
160:
158:
154:
150:
145:
142:Bhakt Banerji
141:
138:
134:
130:
126:
119:
116:
113:
110:
109:
107:
103:
96:
92:
89:
86:
82:
81:Hindu College
79:
77:
74:
73:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:(age 44)
53:31 March 1980
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
661:
654:
642:. Retrieved
638:
628:
616:. Retrieved
612:
602:
590:. Retrieved
578:
569:
557:. Retrieved
553:
543:
531:. Retrieved
525:
515:
503:. Retrieved
497:
487:
470:
453:
436:
424:. Retrieved
420:
352:Bibliography
338:
334:Dhruv Rathee
330:Ravish Kumar
322:
302:Radio Mirchi
299:
287:
283:
279:
267:
266:
254:
148:
131:2002–present
114:Radio jockey
18:
644:November 7,
618:November 7,
592:November 7,
559:November 7,
533:November 7,
505:November 7,
426:November 7,
310:India Today
192:Subscribers
105:Occupations
97:in History)
87:in History)
61:Nationality
686:Categories
379:References
184:Interviews
140:Caricature
111:Journalist
49:1980-03-31
587:0971-8257
527:Scroll.in
499:Scroll.in
306:Times Now
85:BA (Hons)
362:See also
316:and the
276:YouTuber
178:Politics
117:YouTuber
399:YouTube
156:Channel
669:
585:
421:Rediff
346:Rekhta
296:Career
181:Satire
172:Genres
64:Indian
272:Hindi
667:ISBN
646:2023
620:2023
594:2023
583:ISSN
561:2023
535:2023
507:2023
428:2023
304:and
43:Born
688::
637:.
611:.
577:.
552:.
524:.
496:.
419:.
407:^
397:.
386:^
336:.
95:MA
51:)
675:.
648:.
622:.
596:.
563:.
537:.
509:.
474:"
457:"
440:"
430:.
401:.
270:(
93:(
83:(
47:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.