Indian TV journalist Barkha Dutt on father's Covid-19 death
High-profile Indian TV journalist Barkha Dutt, who's been reporting on the coronavirus crisis in her country, has lost her own father, S.P. Dutt to the disease.
In a powerful interview with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Newshour presenter James Menendez (recorded on April 29), she described the difficulties of finding hospital treatment for him, and paid tribute to "a handsome, ever-smiling man".
She also talked about the tragedy facing the whole country and criticised the government for failing to act quickly enough.
(Photo: Barkha Dutt, her sister and father). Credit: Barkha Dutt).
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