Lucknow:

Eminent residents, mates, and household gathered in Lucknow on Saturday to pay tribute to NDTV’s award-winning journalist Kamal Khan, who died final yr on this date.

Amongst these in attendance have been Roop Rekha Verma, a outstanding social activist and former professor at Lucknow College, Deepak Kabir, a theatre persona and activist, and Himanshu Bajpai, a storyteller, writer, and journalist.

“He used to report on the Ram temple with as a lot sincerity as he would report on tales in regards to the Haj. This is the reason Kamal bhai acquired tributes from the youngsters of Varanasi to individuals in Delhi, to sand artists in Puri,” NDTV India Managing Editor Manoranjan Bharti informed the gathering.

Recognized for his excellent reportage of Uttar Pradesh politics and chic language, Kamal Khan died at his dwelling in Lucknow final yr after struggling a coronary heart assault. He was with NDTV for over three many years.

He’s remembered as a legendary reporter whose work stood out for its perceptiveness and integrity, and the way he delivered onerous truths with poetic dexterity.

As a information anchor, Kamal Khan was the image of poise and experience, and his language was well-known for its trademark class.

Lakhs of individuals, together with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav and Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, mourned his dying, saying he was an immaculate journalist and masterful storyteller.

Fellow reporters mentioned they relied on him for the information, and the political leaders his reportage lined and held to account.