Pratima Puri (died 29 July 2007) was an Indian journalist best known for being Doordarshan’s first newsreader.
[2] She was born as Vidya Rawat to a Gorkha family at Laal Paani in Shimla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh.
[3] Pratima started her media career at the All India Radio (AIR) station in her hometown.
[1] She interviewed prominent figures like Yuri Gagarin (the first man to travel into space),[4] and various actors and politicians.
After Salma Sultan was chosen to replace her, Pratima Puri started training aspiring anchors in Doordarshan.