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Vinod Dua was born on 11 March, 1954 in New Delhi, India, is an Indian journalist (1954-2021). Discover Vinod Dua's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Occupation Journalist
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 11 March 1954
Birthday 11 March
Birthplace New Delhi, India
Date of death 4 December, 2021
Died Place New Delhi, India
Nationality India

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Who Is Vinod Dua's Wife?

His wife is Padmavati Dua (died 2021)

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Children 2, including Mallika

Vinod Dua Net Worth

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1947

His parents were Saraiki Hindus migrated from Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after the Partition of India in 1947.

1954

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

1974

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).

1975

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.

1980

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 produced plays against the social issues, such as 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.

He continued his job until 1980.

1981

In 1981, he started anchoring Aap Ke Liye, a Sunday morning family magazine, which he kept doing until 1984.

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.

1985

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.

1987

Dua joined TV Today, a venture of India Today Group, as its chief producer in 1987.

1988

To produce the shows based on current affairs, budget analysis, and documentary films, he launched his production company, The Communication Group, in 1988.

1992

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.

1996

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

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.

1997

He served as an anchor for the channel between 1997 and 1998.

1998

In March 1998, Dua anchored the Sony Entertainment Channel's show, Chunav Chunauti.

2000

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

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.

2008

He was awarded the Padma Shri for Journalism in 2008 by the Government of India.

2017

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.

Vinod Dua's early upbringing was in the refugee colonies of Delhi.

In October 2017, Dua expressed his disapproval at actor Akshay Kumar for making sexist remarks against his daughter, Mallika Dua, during the shoot of an episode of the comedy show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.

2018

Subsequently, in October 2018, film director Nishtha Jain accused Dua of persistent attempts of sexual harassment.

Jain was shocked over Dua's stand on sexist remarks about his daughter even as he himself had 'sexually harassed her'.

However, Dua refuted the allegation and called it baseless and the figment of someone's imagination.

He termed it as a sinister attempt by the right wing ecosystem to malign his image.

2020

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".

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.

Dua and his wife contracted COVID-19 in early 2021 and he was hospitalised several times.