The pleasing voice and powerful presence in the NDTV, which was once synonymous with good reporting at the right place, at the right time as things unfolds ,would be missed or would be in a new avathaar. Senior journalist Barkha Dutt has resigned as the consulting editor of NDTV.Burkha Dutt, one of the pioneering journalists in the broadcasting industry in India leaves behind her a trail of mixed legacy.
In a 21 year old career spanning the beginning of the direct to home reporting her name is associated with news anchoring,talk show the buck stops here and direct and in person reportage from 26/11 attack to the attack on our military from the pak soil.
A very venerable record for an young graduate from the Columbia school of journalism who wanted to be a producer of tv shows. Instead of producing news she has become a celebrity anchor questioning leaders of political parties and makers of market. She was also in a very good company with likes of Rajdeep Sardesai,Arnab Goswami and also the powerful anchor and the owner of NDTV. Later many left for other powerful ventures but she stood steadfast with NDTV till controversies pursued her
The first shot was provided by the coverage of the Mumbai terror attack which was marred by her highflown directionless report for hours which has offended many and of course the government .Here was an opportunity lost especially for a broadcast journalist who could have made a big professional achievement.Other channels were also not much different and the TV as a whole was accused of giving intimate footage of the attack to the handlers of the terrorists in Pakisthan, which was of course an error in judgment. But the accusation stuck with the broadcasters and detailed guidelines were issued there after for covering such sensitive stories.
Her name was also dragged in the infamous Radia tapes where she is heard telling politicians to negotiate with other leaders or just pass message around .An everyday affair in the world of Delhi where unholy nexus between the politician and the press is the order of the day she was much crucified for her thoughtless words.
For a journalist who scored high regards for her on the spot reports from the Kargil war front small mistakes proved costly for her
The NDTV statement says: In 1995, Barkha Dutt joined NDTV straight out of college, and now, after 21 wonderful years together, Barkha has requested that she would like to explore some new opportunities, pursue other interests and work on her own ventures.
In all her years with NDTV, she has been hugely productive and has grown with the organisation, becoming an acclaimed, award-winning journalist of repute across India and many parts of the world. We are certain that Barkha will go from strength to strength and NDTV wishes her all the very best.
More to be read from her face book post which reveals her plans to go solo and seek new avenues. In her latest Facebook post, Barkha wrote that she is proud of her association with NDTV and is excited about her new venture:A new year means that new beginnings beckon. After a great two decades at NDTV I will be moving on to explore new opportunities, diversify my interests and build my own multi media content and events company as well as special projects. It's been an eventful and super ride at NDTV with an Emmy Nomination among the multiple awards capping a wonderful journey. I am especially proud of We The People the last episode of which I hosted today - at sixteen years it's the longest running show on Indian TV. But am hugely excited about the many adventures that await me. And I now count on everyone's best wishes for my next new and wonderful innings.
An intensely private person when it comes to her personal life Burkha gurads details of her marriage .The 43 year old has married twice ,according to some social media revelations.
Any way with the dawn of 2017, it looks that the glamorous young lady called globalization is suddenly in the grips of birth pangs to deliver the next generation babe and is at loss to give it the right name for the post-globalization times.
In times like this what we could do best is to remind ourselves of what Thomas Paine said: “The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government,†because your worst enemies are in your own house hold as the bible says. That should keep us all busy and occupied 24x7, you call it NDTV or whatever name you like.
