

Neither did he refer to the teleprompter. “Few people would know that Vinod never used to prepare the script of his programs. Om Thanvi, former editor of Jansatta, says Dua never scripted his shows. Over the years, Dua came to be associated with almost effortless news reading, combined with sharp wit and insights.
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He was also associated with Zee TV and Sahara TV at different points in his career.Īlso Read | Mallika Dua pens emotional tribute for father Vinod Dua: ‘Heaven has my whole entire life today’ He later anchored Janvani, which gave the public an opportunity to question ministers, and later moved to the India Today group in the late 1980s. An amazing talent I admired and respected-and from whom I learnt a lot in the many years we worked closely together. He was not just one of the greatest, he was THE greatest of his time. On Saturday, Roy took to Twitter to pay tribute to Dua, who he said was “the greatest of his time”.

In the 1980s, Dua along with NDTV Co-founder Prannoy Roy started election analysis on Doordarshan - giving him his first major brush with fame. His foray into journalism began with Doordarshan, where he was part of several shows including Yuva Manch, Yuv Jan, Jawan Tarang, and Aap Ke Liye. Before entering the world of journalism, Dua was active in the theatre circles of Delhi.Ĭapital’s cartoonists lose a friend and a keen cartoon watcher. He completed his graduation in English from Hansraj College, and his MA also in English from DU. Coming from a family of Saraiki Hindus, Dua was born and brought up in Old Delhi.
