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{{short description|Indian journalist and news anchor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Senior Journalist
| name = Rohit Sardana
| image = Rohit Sardana.jpg
| caption = Sardana in 2019
| temp = <! -- above image is non free but keep for today(April 30,2021) so reader's can identify-- >
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1979|09|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kurukshetra]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|4|30|1979|9|22}}
| death_place = [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_cause = [[Heart attack]]
| nationality = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Indian]]
| alma mater =
| occupation = [[News anchor]], [[Journalist]], [[Editor]]
| employer = [[Zee News]]<br>[[Aaj Tak]]
| years_active = 2000–2021
| spouse = Pramila Dixit
| children = 2
| parents =
| known_for = Anchoring TV shows 'Dangal' on [[Aaj Tak]] and 'Taal Thok ke' on [[Zee News]]
| awards = [[ Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Puraskar]], 2018
}}
'''Rohit Sardana''' (22 September 1979 {{ndash}} 30 April 2021) was an Indian news anchor. He had hosted ''Taal Thok Ke'', a programme which discusses on contemporary issues in India on [[Zee News]]. In 2017, he left Zee News to join [[Aaj Tak]], where he hosted the debate show ''Dangal''. He was a recipient of the 2018 Ganesh Vidyarthi Puraskar Award.

==Early life and education==
Sardana had a Bachelor of Arts degree. From 2000 to 2002, Sardana completed his academic work to earn a post-graduate degree in [[mass communication]] from [[Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology]].

==Career==
Since 2004, Sardana was with [[Zee News]] in the capacity of an executive editor, anchor, news presenter and host for the network's Hindi language programmes. He was a senior anchor at [[Aaj Tak]]. Sardana formerly worked with the [[ETV Network]] and [[Akashvani (radio broadcaster)|Akashvani]].<ref name="india2">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/BBV/rohit_sardana.aspx|title=Biography of Rohit Sardana|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> He hosted a show called ''Dangal'' (translation: Arena) on Aaj Tak which featured debate panels.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=N. L.|title=Looking back, 2019: The highs and lows of Indian journalism|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/12/31/looking-back-2019-the-highs-and-lows-of-indian-journalism|access-date=8 June 2020|website=Newslaundry|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Sik|first1=Zainab|last2=er|date=13 April 2020|title=Indian media is waging a holy war against Muslims. It acts like hyenas|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/indian-media-waging-holy-war-against-muslims-hyenas/400407/|access-date=8 June 2020|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The India-Pakistan Cricket Rivalry Is Dead. The Hype Needs to Die Too|url=https://thewire.in/sport/india-pakistan-cricket-world-cup|access-date=8 June 2020|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=N. L.|title=Rohit Sardana aka walking-talking Radio Rwanda does it again|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/01/29/rohit-sardana-aka-walking-talking-radio-rwanda-does-it-again|access-date=8 June 2020|website=Newslaundry|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rohit was married to Pramila Dixit and the couple has two daughters.

==Death==
He died after a heart attack after testing positive for COVID-19.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=ABP News|date=30 April 2021|title=Well-Known TV News Anchor Rohit Sardana Passed Away After kidney failure; Had Contracted Coronavirus|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/well-known-tv-news-anchor-rohit-sardana-passes-away-after-heart's-attack-had-contracted-coronavirus-1455357|access-date=30 April 2021|website=news.abplive.com|language=en}}</ref> President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] & PM [[Narendra Modi]] expressed their deepest condolences on his untimely demise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1715042|title=PM condoles death of Rohit Sardana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/tv-journalist-rohit-sardana-succumbs-to-covid-19-2358591.html|title=TV journalist Rohit Sardana succumbs to COVID-19, PM Narendra Modi, top leaders express condolences|date=30 April 2021|website=Zee News}}</ref>

===Reactions===

* [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] tweeted, his untimely demise has left a "huge void in the media world" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/huge-void-in-the-media-world-pm-modi-expresses-grief-over-journalist-rohit-sardanas-demise20210430162704/|title=Huge void in the media world: PM Modi expresses grief over journalist Rohit Sardana's demise|website=ANI News}}</ref>
* [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] [[Kiren Rijiju]] tweeted "He was a fearless and straightforward journalist."<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tributes-pour-in-for-aaj-tak-anchor-rohit-sardana-1796671-2021-04-30</ref>
* [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Union Home Minister]] [[Amit Shah]] tweeted "In him, the nation has lost a brave journalist who always stood up for unbiased and fair reporting" <ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tributes-pour-in-for-aaj-tak-anchor-rohit-sardana-1796671-2021-04-30</ref>
* [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] [[Rajnath Singh]] tweeted "He was a very talented and impactful journalist" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tributes-pour-in-for-aaj-tak-anchor-rohit-sardana-1796671-2021-04-30|title=Tributes pour in for Aaj Tak anchor Rohit Sardana|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last1=DelhiApril 30|first2=2021UPDATED:|last2=April 30|first3=2021 16:07|last3=Ist|website=India Today}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian television presenters]]
[[Category:Indian male television journalists]]
[[Category:Indian broadcast news analysts]]
[[Category:Indian television news anchors]]
[[Category:Indian political journalists]]
[[Category:Indian columnists]]
[[Category:Journalists from Haryana]]
[[Category:People from Kurukshetra]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]

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