Vikram Joshi
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Quizzing
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IQA World Championships
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2014 Mumbai | Singles |
Vikram Joshi (2 February 1977 – 14 April 2018 He was the first winner who wasn't based in England. In the 2013 contest, he stood 9th.
Named after the scientist
Instrumentation Engineering at Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Technology (VESIT), followed by a master’s in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Virginia. Soon after he worked at Sun Microsystems in Boston
before returning to India, where he worked as a creative media professional.
After his WQC win, Joshi appeared in the eighth season of
US edition
)
Joshi had been a quizmaster on several university quizzes, including ones at
IIM Indore.[7]
In 2018, he hosted the first National Elections Quiz conducted by the Election Commission of India.[8][9]
Joshi was first diagnosed with
lymphatic cancer
in 2011. He died on 14 April 2018.
References
- ^ "Facebook post, Priya Joshi Kalyanpur".
- ^ "Man on the buzzer". Mint.
- ^ ibnlive 2014
- ^ "Kaun Banega Crorepati, Season 8: Hit opening or a flop show?".
- ^ "Facebook post, IIT Bombay".
- ^ "6 Best Indian College Quizzes for Every Quiz Maniac".
- ^ "IIM Indore Hosts Nihilanth 2016, Wins the Business Quiz".
- ^ "First ever National Elections Quiz on RSTV". Rajya Sabha TV.
- ^ "National Election Quiz 2018 draws to a close with record participation". DD News.
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