Gitanjali Aiyer passes away

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One of the icons of India's TV journalism, Gitanjali Aiyar, has breathed her last. Aiyar, began her career in the TV news industry, when she joined Doordarshan in 1976 after completing her graduation from Kolkata's Loreto College in '71. Besides news, Aiyar was also involved in theatre and also obtained a diploma from the National School of Drama
Aiyar grew up by observing people like Surojit Sen and Pamela Singh reading news on the radio, and was greatly influenced by them.
News presenters like Aiyar became vastly influential across the country in the mid 1970s, before which Doordarshan offered Chitrahaar and Krishi Darshan.
Aiyar had been suffering from Parkinson's disease. Sources close to the family have revealed that Aiyar had collapsed after returning home from a walk.

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