Veteran journalist Vinod Dua died at a Delhi hospital on Saturday after prolonged illness following the COVID-19 infection. He was 67.
Dua’s daughter and comic-actor 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 wrote in the post.
A pioneer in Hindi broadcast journalism with stints in Doordarshan and NDTV, Dua was under treatment for post-Covid complications. He was admitted to a city hospital last month but later shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Apollo hospital on the advice of doctors.
Dua, who had been admitted to a Gurugram hospital with Covid earlier this year, lost his wife, radiologist Padmavati 'Chinna' Dua, to the virus in June.
He is survived by daughters Mallika and Bakul, a clinical psychologist.
