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Vinod Dua
Dua at a function in Delhi
Born(1954-03-11)11 March 1954
New Delhi, India
Died4 December 2021(2021-12-04) (aged 67)
New Delhi, India
EducationUniversity of Delhi (BA, MA)
OccupationJournalist
SpousePadmavati Dua (died 2021)
ChildrenMallika Dua, Bakul Dua
Awards

Vinod Dua (11 March 1954 – 4 December 2021) was an Indian journalist who worked in Doordarshan and NDTV India.

In 1996, he became the first electronic media journalist to be bestowed with the esteemed Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award.

He was awarded the Padma Shri for Journalism in 2008 by the Government of India.[1] In June 2017, for his lifetime achievement in the field of journalism, Mumbai Press Club awarded him RedInk Award, which was presented to Dua by Devendra Fadnavis, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.[2]

Early life

Vinod Dua's early upbringing was in the refugee colonies of Delhi. His parents were Saraiki Hindus migrated from Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after the Partition of India in 1947. In his school and college days, Dua participated in a number of singing and debate events, and he also did theatres until the mid-1980s. Sutradhar Puppet of Sri Ram Center for Art and Culture performed two plays that were written by Dua for the children. He was a member of a street theatre group, Theatre Union, which used to create and perform plays against the social issues like Dowry.

He graduated with a degree in English literature from Hans Raj College and obtained his master's degree in literature, both from the University of Delhi. In November 1974, Dua made his first television appearance in Yuva Manch, a Hindi-language youth program which was aired on Doordarshan (formerly called Delhi television).

Yuv Jan, a youth show for the youth of Raipur, Muzaffarpur, and Jaipur for Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE), was anchored by Dua in 1975. The same year, he began anchoring Jawan Tarang, a program for youth which was telecast on the newly commissioned Amritsar TV. He continued his job until 1980.

In 1981, he started anchoring Aap Ke Liye, a Sunday morning family magazine, which he kept doing until 1984. Dua, along with Prannoy Roy, co-anchored the election analysis on Doordarshan in 1984. This gave his career a boost, as it bagged him the chance to anchor election analysis program for several other television channels.

He also anchored Janvani (People's Voice), a show where common people had got the opportunity to directly question the ministers, in 1985. This show was first of its kind. Dua joined TV Today, a venture of India Today Group, as its chief producer in 1987.

To produce the shows based on current affairs, budget analysis, and documentary films, he launched his production company, The Communication Group, in 1988. Dua anchored the show Chakravyuha, the channel Zee TV, in 1992. Between 1992 and 1996, he was the producer of a weekly current affairs magazine, Parakh, which was telecast on Doordarshan.

In 1996, he became the first electronic media journalist to be bestowed with the esteemed Ramnath Goenka Award for excellence in the field of journalism. Dua was an anchor for the show Tasveer-e-Hind, which was aired on Doordarshan's cerebral channel, DD3 Media. He served as an anchor for the channel between 1997 and 1998. In March 1998, Dua anchored the Sony Entertainment Channel's show, Chunav Chunauti.

He was linked to the Sahara TV from the year 2000 to 2003, for which he used to anchor Pratidin. [3]

Dua used to host the NDTV India's program, Zaika India Ka, for which he travelled across the cities; stopped by the highways, roads; tasted several dishes from the roadside dhabas.

He also anchored Jan Gan Man Ki Baat for The Wire Hindi.

Controversy

In October 2017, Dua had lashed out at actor Akshay Kumar for using sexist remarks towards his daughter, Mallika Dua, during the shoot of an episode of the comedy show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.[4][5]

In October 2018, film director Nishtha Jain accused Dua of harassment and passing an obscene joke. Dua refuted the allegation and termed it as a sinister attempt by the right wing ecosystem to malign his image.[6][7][8][9] As a stern and effective critic of the Modi government, Dua became a magnet for complaints by right wing BJP supporters who used the route of trumped up criminal charges to target him and his work.

A FIR was registered on 5 June 2020 by BJP spokesperson Naveen Kumar from Himachal Pradesh for allegedly "making statements conducing to public mischief". In his complaint to the Crime Branch, Kumar accused Dua of "spreading fake news" through "The Vinod Dua Show" on YouTube. Dua was also accused by Kumar of "misreporting" on the Delhi communal violence and stating that the "central government had done nothing to stop the violence".[10]

However, Supreme Court quashed sedition and other charges that were registered against Vinod Dua by Naveen Kumar for making comments critical of Narendra Modi and the Central government.[11]

Death

Dua contracted COVID-19 in early 2021 and was hospitalised several times.[12] His condition worsened for the rest of the year. He died after suffering from chronic liver disease on 4 December 2021, at the age of 67 in New Delhi.[13][14]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "The Wire's Vinod Dua Wins RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award". The Wire. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ "विनोद दुआ : आला ब्रॉडकास्टर".
  4. ^ "Mallika Dua's father lashes out at Akshay Kumar after the comedian was replaced; is this a publicity stunt?". PINKVILLA. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Vinod Dua calls Twinkle Khanna an "embarrassed wife" for defending Akshay Kumar for his sexist remark - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  6. ^ "#MeToo movement: Filmmaker Nishtha Jain accuses Vinod Dua of sexual and mental harassment - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. ^ "#MeToo: Veteran Journalist Vinod Dua Accused Of Sexual Harassment". Outlook (Indian magazine).
  8. ^ "#MeToo movement: Filmmaker accuses TV personality Vinod Dua of harassment". The Indian Express.
  9. ^ "#MeToo: Vinod Dua accused of sexually harassing and stalking filmmaker in 1989".
  10. ^ Press Trust of India. "FIR registered against journalist Vinod Dua in Delhi". Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 4 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ https://thewire.in/law/supreme-court-quash-vinod-dua-sedition-case
  12. ^ "Vinod Dua passes away aged 67; daughter pens emotional message [details]". IBT News. 4 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Veteran journalist Vinod Dua dies at 67". Press Trust Of India.
  14. ^ "Veteran Journalist Vinod Dua Passes Away". The Wire (India). Retrieved 4 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Gulfnews: Talk time
  16. ^ NDTV.com: Barkha Dutt, Vinod Dua get the Padma Shri
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