Question: Recently Dileep Padgaonkar passed away . He was a-
(a) Painter
(b) Journalist
(c) Environmentalist
(d) Jurist
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 25 November 2016 eminent journalist Dileep Padgaonkar passed away in Pune. He was 72.
- He joined the Times of India as its Paris correspondent, serving it in various capacities before being appointed its editor in 1988.
- He held the post for six years.
- He served with the UNESCO in Bangkok and Paris from 1978 to 1986.
- He was a part of the three-member interlocutors group for Jammu and Kashmir in 2008.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=154350
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Noted-journalist-Dileep-Padgaonkar-passes-away/article16699758.ece