OTV Anchor Manoranjan Joshi Learns About Mother’s Demise Mid-Shoot; Stays Strong

Journalists play a big role in bringing to light the pain, plight and sufferings of the people.

In order to discharge this big responsibility, journalists have to endure a lot. Recently, such exemplary strength was witnessed during the shooting of OTV’s popular talk show ‘Khola Katha.’ The programme’s anchor and OTV’s Western-Odisha bureau chief, Manorajan Joshi received a phone call which left him crestfallen. While Manoranjan Joshi was shooting for show with guest & senior Congress leader Tara Bahinipati, he received the news of his mother’s demise.

With tears in his eyes and unspeakable grief in his heart, he was visibly pained. Empathising with the anchor’s situation, the guest and the cameraperson offered him to reschedule the shooting of the episode. However, Manorajan Joshi summoned all his courage, remembered his mother’s sayings and went ahead to shoot the show.