This was India’s first newspaper to make a place for women in newsroom
New Delhi:
Nowadays the source mobile phone of news has been made for people. People get news from all over the world through social media. If anything happens in any corner of the world, its information goes on your phone in seconds. But it was not so earlier. The news started with the newspaper. After that TV was started. Doordarshan was also a means of news on TV. People used to sit in front of TV in the evening to know the news of the whole day. The country’s first news reader was a woman. Who created a separate place for women in the newsroom after his bulletin. The name of this woman is Pratima Puri. Let us tell you about the statue Puri.
When did the first bulletin start
On 15 August 1965, Doordarshan’s broadcasting started from the studio auditorium of Akashvani Bhavan. Doordarshan was started under All India Radio. The first bulletin was only 5 minutes which was read by the statue Puri.
Who is the statue Puri
Pratima Puri is a resident of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. His real name is Vidya Rawat. Pratima Puri started her career from All India Radio Station in Shimla. After working in All India Radio in Shimla, he was sent to Delhi due to a strong voice. The statue came to Delhi and became the first news reader in the country.
Pratima Puri’s style of reading news was very attracted. His voice was very sweet. No one has been able to read a news bulletin like Pratima Puri till date. After seeing them, many women were encouraged to make a career in the media. Not only this, he also helped many women to make a career in the media. After working as a news reader in Doordarshan for a long time, he also started training people to become a newier.
