Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passes away at 67

Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passed away at a Delhi hospital on Saturday. He was 67.

A Hindi broadcast journalism pioneer with stints in Doordarshan and NDTV, Dua had been under treatment for post-Covid complications.

Dua’s daughter Mallika took to Instagram to confirm his death.

“Our irreverent, fearless and extraordinary father, Vinod Dua has passed away. He lived an inimitable life, rising from the refugee colonies of Delhi to the peak of journalistic excellence for over 42 years, always, always speaking truth to power. He is now with our mom, his beloved wife Chinna in heaven where they will continue to sing, cook, travel and drive each other up the wall. The cremation will take place tomorrow (5.12.21) at Lodhi crematorium at 12 noon,” she wrote.

“He is now with our mom, his beloved wife Chinna in heaven where they will continue to sing, cook, travel and drive each other up the wall,” she further said.

Dua was earlier admitted to a city hospital but later shifted to the Apollo hospital after his condition worsened.

Dua, who had been hospitalised with Covid earlier this year, lost his wife, radiologist Padmavati 'Chinna' Dua, to the virus in June.