Veteran Indian journalist Vinod Dua passes away at the age of 67

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Category : Obituaries Published on: December 06 2021

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Vinod Dua, a 67-year-old veteran Indian journalist, has died.
He was credited with transforming election coverage in India.
Vinod Dua, a pioneer in Hindi broadcast journalism, rose to prominence in the 1980s, beginning his career with state broadcaster Doordarshan and later moving on to other outlets such as NDTV and Indian digital news platform The Wire.
Throughout his career, Dua has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award in 1996.
In 2008, the Indian government honoured him with the Padma Shri award for journalism.

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Veteran Indian journalist Vinod Dua passes away at the age of 67