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Download Solution PDFPadma Shri awardee, Vinod Dua passed away in December 2021. He was related to which profession?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Journalist.
Key Points
- Veteran journalist, Padma Shri awardee Vinod Dua passed away on December 4, 2021.
- He was a pioneer in broadcast Hindi journalism, worked with Doordarshan and NDTV.
- He was the 1st electronic media journalist to win the Ramnath Goenka Journalism Award in 1996.
- He lost his wife, radiologist Padmavati ‘Chinna’ Dua, to the virus in June. He also was hospitalized with Covid earlier this year.
Additional Information
- In December 2021, the renowned National Award-winning choreographer and actor, Shiva Shankar Master passed away.
- In November 2021, Notable author, historian, and Padma Vibhushan awardee Babasaheb Purandare passed away.
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