Rohit Sardana
Rohit Sardana | |
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Media personality | |
Years active | 2000–2021 |
Employer(s) | Zee News Aaj Tak |
Known for | Dangal on Aaj Tak Taal Thok ke on Zee News |
Spouse |
Pramila Dixit (m. 2000) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Puraskar (2018) |
Rohit Sardana (22 September 1979 – 30 April 2021) was an Indian anchor, journalist, and editor. He had hosted Taal Thok Ke, a debate programme of Zee News before leaving for Aaj Tak in 2017, where he anchored the prime time show Dangal.[1]
Early life and education
Sardana had a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. From 2000 to 2002, Sardana completed his academic work to earn a post-graduate degree in mass communication from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology.[2]
Career
From March 2002 to July 2003, Sardana worked as a copy-editor. As a trainee copy-editor, Sardana was exposed to the technicalities of anchoring, copywriting, editing, production, and post-production work. Along with learning these skills, Sardana studied the functioning of a 24-hour news channel. Sardana worked as an assistant producer at
Since 2004, Sardana worked at
He hosted a show called Dangal (translation: Arena) on Aaj Tak which featured debate panels.[5] The show has been compared to Radio Rwanda and he was criticised for demonising Muslims, encouraging jingoism and strengthening the Hindu-Muslim dichotomy through his show.[6][7][8][9][10] Sardana was considered to be a part of the pro-government media establishment in India and has also been criticised for subservience towards Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.[11][12][13][14]
In 2018, he was awarded the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Puraskar award by the Government of India.[15]
Death
Sardana died of a heart attack after testing positive for
References
- ^ "Senior journalist and Aaj Tak's star anchor Rohit Sardana dies of heart attack". India Today. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Deepak, Vishwa (18 March 2016). "A Former Zee News Producer Reveals Why He Left Over The Network's Coverage Of JNU". The Caravan. Caravan Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b Bhati, Divya (2 May 2021). "RIP Aaj Tak TV Journalist Rohit Sardana passed away due to Heart Attack after suffering from Covid-19". jagrantv. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Biography of Rohit Sardana". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Looking back, 2019: The highs and lows of Indian journalism". Newslaundry. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Sik, Zainab; er (13 April 2020). "Indian media is waging a holy war against Muslims. It acts like hyenas". ThePrint. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Pandya, Parth (17 June 2019). "The India-Pakistan Cricket Rivalry Is Dead. The Hype Needs to Die Too". The Wire. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Team, N. L. (29 January 2018). "Rohit Sardana aka walking-talking Radio Rwanda does it again". Newslaundry. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Sidharth, Arjun (30 January 2018). "One tale, two narratives: Aaj Tak's reportage on Kasganj violence". Alt News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Pooja (18 October 2020). "Aaj Tak Blames Congress Bihar Polls Candidate For Jinnah Portrait Hanging at AMU Since 1938". The Wire. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "India's pro-government media aka GODI media". Nepal Press. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Shabbir, Muhammad Tahir (21 November 2020). "'Big success for Modi Sarkar': How news channels aired unverified news on India's 'pinpoint strikes' in PoK". Newslaundry. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Pooja (16 June 2020). "Indian journalists quote Chinese casualties based on unverified source". Alt News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Sinha, Prateek (1 September 2020). "India Today Group, Times Now air old images of PLA cemetery as graves of Chinese killed in Galwan". Alt News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ तिवारी, अटल (22 April 2018). "रोहित सरदाना को गणेश शंकर विद्यार्थी पुरस्कार देने वालों की बुद्धि पर तरस खाया जा सकता है". The Wire - Hindi. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Well-Known TV News Anchor Rohit Sardana Passes Away After Heart Attack; Had Contracted Coronavirus". ABP News. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "PM condoles death of Rohit Sardana". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "TV journalist Rohit Sardana passes away". Press Trust of India. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "नहीं रहा 'दंगल' का उस्ताद 'न्यूजमैन' रोहित सरदाना, दिग्गजों ने दी श्रद्धांजलि". PoliTalks News (in Hindi). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Tributes pour in for Aaj Tak anchor Rohit Sardana". India Today. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.