Coveted news presenter at Doordarshan Gitanjali Aiyar breathed her last on Wednesday. She had an illustrious career of three decade as an English National news presenter.
She started her journey with Doordarshan in 1971 and bagged the best anchor award four successive times.She’d graduated from Kolkata’s Loreto College, and holds a diploma from the National School of Drama. She was honoured with the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for Outstanding Women in 1989.
She appeared in shows like A Date With You – on Friday nights which streamed on All India Radio.She travelled through many corporate networks, government liaison and marketing post her long career in the news industry. She also heads the donors list at World Wide Fund, India.People are tweeting and paying tribute to the late anchor and reminiscing her days as news presenters in Doordarshan.
“We fondly remember the days when Gitanjali Aiyar ji graced our TV screens, leaving an indelible mark on our news-watching experiences. Saddened by her untimely demise, my heartfelt condolences to her loved ones. May she find eternal peace,” Congress leader Netta D’Souza averred.
Illustrious journalist Sheela Bhatt stated, “Gitanjali Aiyar, India’s one of the best tv newsreaders, warm and elegant person and woman of immense substance passed away today. Deepest condolences to her family.”
