Kartikeya Sharma
Kartikeya Sharma is a Rajya Sabha MP and media baron from Haryana where he won defeating the congress heavy weight Ajay Maken in a high decibel election on 10 June 2022.
Kartikeya Sharma is the founder ITV Media Network which has many news channels including National, English, Hindi & 7 regional channels along with print newspapers including the prestigious Sunday Guardian newspaper Daily Guardian and Aaj Samaj .
Kartikeya Sharma is an Indian entrepreneur, a media personality and a sports aficionado. He is the founder of iTV Network, the founder of Pro Wrestling League and Indian Arena Polo League an initiative of his sporting venture ProSportify.
He is known for his business acumen, Kartikeya Sharma believes in capitalizing on the power of the internet and the media to bring about positive changes to the world we live in and to contribute meaningfully to the communities within which his businesses operate.
iTV Foundation initiative
#Wewomenwant
We Women Want, an initiative of iTV Foundation is a platform to discuss women's issues and rights, supporting those who have faced gender biases & prejudices and celebrates those who broke through the glass ceiling viz. acid attack survivors, women paralympics, anganwadi workers etc.
The program discuss issues like body shaming, women's legal rights, women's health issues, biases against women in the entertainment industry & other workplaces with Bollywood stars, women IAS & IPS officers, CEOs and parliamentarians.
Akhiri Boond
Akhiri Boond is another initiative launched by the iTV Network with a mission to conserve water resources, which are fast depleting in the country. The initiative aims to ensure the equitable distribution of clean water to a large section of the population.
Great India Run
iTV Foundation is also organising the Great India Run, a platform to connect sportspersons from different fields with the idea of performing nation-building.
iTV Foundation philanthropy
Online edtech Classes
First in Class is an online edtech with a mission to provide affordable education for all. First in Class is a multilingual platform providing education covering the NCERT curriculum, vocational training, and skill development, encouraging linguistic diversity.
Medical Camps.
The iTV foundation has also been organising medical camps in various regions of the country, including Bhatinda, Ambala, and Karnal in Haryana; and Gorakhpur, Deoria, and Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh.