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| Media expert Gopal Saxena passes away |
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| (3 September 2004 7:00
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| MUMBAI: Gopal Saxena, a veteran media expert, passed
away on 2 September in New Delhi after a brief illness. Saxena who
was a veteran in media communication and management last served as
Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) director. |
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| Saxena who had a 21-year long association with Doordarshan
in various senior capacities introduced India's first primary school
television service in 1975. He had also worked in the capacity of
controller of video documentary in IGNOU. Saxena's documentary titled
Voice of Sanity was part of a 26-nation UN consortium of TV
programmes on disarmament. |
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| Saxena contribution to the media industry also includes
the popular book Television India: Changes and Challenges. Saxena
was honoured with the Media India Western Electronics Award for 1988. |
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