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Monday, December 23, 2013

The cricket commentator who was the voice of Doordarshan while moonlighting as a doctor

Source: Mail Online India | By Tushar Bhaduri
PUBLISHED ON: 22 December 2013

He was the face of sports on Doordarshan (DD) in the pre-cable television era, and even though Narottam Puri is largely away from the airwaves now, his voice is still instantly recognisable.

An ENT specialist by profession, Puri has had a long stint behind the microphone for radio and TV.

His medical career was always his priority, otherwise one would have heard him a lot more even after private sports channels arrived.

A long innings

"I have no regrets. It has been a long innings. I got to travel a lot and enjoyed a lot. I treated it as a hobby," Puri said.

"I still appear on DD for Fourth Umpire. As the public broadcaster

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2527648/The-cricket-commentator-voice-Doordarshan-moonlighting-doctor.html#ixzz2oGgoiF35

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