AI Quick Read Sarla Maheshwari, a former Doordarshan newsreader and one of the most familiar faces on Indian television during the 1980s and 1990s, passed away on Thursday in Delhi, family friend ...

Maheshwari was the familiar face of TV news with Salma Sultan, Minu Talwar, Shammi Narang, Geetanjali Aiyer, Neeti Ravindran and others, their very names evoking nostalgia of India's broadcasting and ...

NEW DELHI: Veteran Doordarshan newsreader Sarla Maheshwari, a household name on Indian television through the 1980s and 1990s, died in Delhi on Thursday at the age of 71, family friend and broadcaster ...

Veteran Doordarshan news anchor Sarla Maheshwari has died at the age of 71. Sharing the news on social media, Doordarshan National paid a “heartfelt tribute” to the newsreader who became a familiar ...

Sarla Maheshwari, a familiar face of Doordarshan news, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 71. Her death has prompted an outpouring of condolences from viewers, colleagues and admirers who ...

Sarla Maheshwari brought families together for that half hour -- delivering the news with remarkable poise, a firm command over language, without drama or noise. IMAGE: Sarla Maheshwari was one of the ...

A Former Doordarshan news reader Sarla Maheshwari, one of the most recognised faces of TV news in the 1980s and 1990s, died on Thursday in Delhi, said family friend Shammi Narang. She was 71.