 Iconic Gardens By the Bay in Singapore by Scott Antcliffe – City life category Winner in the National Geographic Photography Competition (cropped) / SWNS Winners of the 12th annual National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition were revealed, highlighting the best in travel photography. Open to both amateur and professional photographers from across the UK and Ireland, they submitted their best travel images taken during the past twelve months. Winners are awarded in six categories: People, City Life, Landscape, Wildlife, Food, and Portfolio..The above image was the winner of the City Life category. Photographer Scott Antcliffe described the scene: “I was keen to capture Singapore’s more unassuming areas of natural beauty. After being recommended this spot by the hotel receptionist, I made my way there early in the morning to avoid the potential crowds and relentless humidity. “Upon arrival, I was struck by the sheer density of the foliage. Vines have completely enveloped the supporting walls, but the view of the Yellow Rain Tree at the top was simply stunning and utterly mesmerizing.” The Grand Prize winner was Justin Cliffe, who captured this striking image of a woman in Vietnam, embroidering at the door of her property alongside her great-granddaughter.  Vietnamese elderly woman embroiders with great granddaughter nearby by Justin Cliffe – Grand prize winner in the National Geographic Photography Competition / SWNS “The Red Dao minority people of Lao Cai Province are one of Vietnam’s most distinctive ethnic groups, largely due to their headdresses,” the photographer explained. “Here, a woman sits at the door of her property working on some embroidery with her great granddaughter. Their intricate embroidery is a skill passed down from mother to daughter and further generations.” The winner of the Wildlife category was Victoria Andrews who snapped this moment in Spain and entitled the image ‘A fox chasing an owl’.  A fox chasing an owl by Victoria Andrews – Wildlife category Winner in the National Geographic Photography Competition / SWNS “I took this image in August during one of the hottest summers in Toledo, Spain. The area is well known for its raptors and I decided to make the trip after being tempted by the chance of photographing the beautiful Bonelli’s eagle. Arriving at the location at first light, I didn’t have to wait more than an hour or so before the Bonelli’s eagle flew in and perched on an old tree stump,” recalled Ms. Andrews. “After firing off hundreds of perched shots, it then raised its wings in a defensive stance. That’s when I saw the fox approaching. The fox came closer and closer still, until they were almost nose to nose. I was clicking like crazy, while all the time praying I had got all my camera settings correct.”  Aerial view of the Hveravellir geothermal area by Pawel Zygmunt – Landscape category Winner in the National Geographic Photography Competition / SWNS The winner of the Landscape category was Pawel Zygmunt whose picture featured a stunning spot in Iceland captured by his drone. The aerial view of the Hveravellir geothermal area looks like an eyeball in a horror movie, with the deep, sapphire-blue pool acting as the ‘pupil’, but the scene evokes nature’s raw power on full display. Check out this charming runner-up photo in the Wildlife category taken by Jo Noon, who shot snow buntings in Alberta, Canada. Upwards of three hundred bunting were congregating on a patch of snowy hillside.  Snow buntings in Canada by Jo Noon – Wildlife category runner-up in the National Geographic Photography Competition / SWNS Another highlight of the contest featured an endangered female lynx drinking from a pond, also in Spain.  Female lynx drinks from pond in Spain by Hari Kumar Prasannakumar – Wildlife category runner-up in the National Geographic Photography Competition / SWNS The Wildlife category runner up, Hari Kumar Prasannakumar, virtually stopped time in Ciudad Real, Spain, while an endangered female lynx was drinking from a pond and a curious honey bee buzzed near her ear, adding a playful twist to the striking moment. “The 18 finalists — who made the cut from thousands of entries — have really elevated the level of travel photography with their ingenuity and skill,” said Pat Riddell, a contest judge and the editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine, which can be followed on Facebook or Instagram to find future announcements for upcoming contests. Six Fabulous Winners of the National Geographic Photography Competition (LOOK)\ |
Famous Old Faces of Doordarshan
 
Gopal Kaul with Raj Kapoor.
Easiest face to recall. Salma Sultan [Previous post]
Kamleshwar. Writer.
Melville De Mello
 
Rini Khanna (?) Mukta, used to cover program weekly letter and response based program Aap aur Hum. (thanks to anony tipoff, check the comments)
Minu Talwar
Another one of Minu Talwar
Sudha Chopra. Also appeared in a couple of films.
Jyotsana Rai
One more of Jyotsana Rai
Another one of Jyotsana Rai
Manoj Raghuvanshi
Veena Mishra (updated based on comment)
Arshiya Bawa
Vinod Dua. Another famous face. Later moved to NDTV.
K.K. Raina.
Nalini Singh Harsaran Bir Kaur (?)
Narotam Puri, used to cover sports
Mukta Shrivastav
Gitanjali Ayyar
Gitanjali Iyer in print ad for Solidaire Tv. 1988. The Indian Express. (for reference check comments)
Kaveri Mukherjee
Shobhana Jagdish
Rama Pandey
Avinash Kaur Sarin
Baritone Tejeshwar Singh
Gerson Da Cunha
Glamorous Komal G. B. Singh. Last famous appearance - at the start of year 2010 in a televison ad for e-bay with Narrotam Puri.
Still with DD
Dolly Thakore interviewing Hema Malini in a phone-in program. : Trivia: Indira Gandhi's defeat in 1977 election and Janta Party's win was announced on Doordarshan by newsreader Dolly Thakore. It is said that she, characteristically of a Doordarshan reader, was smiling.
Jayanthi Natarajan interviewing General Cariappa. She started her career at Doordarshan Madras. She went on to join politics.
Shobhna Ravi
Sashi Kumar interviewing Kamal Hassan. Sashi Kumar. Started at madras station of Doordarshan and later among other things went on to launch Asiannet, India's first regional satellite channel.
Bhakti Barve, theater artist and film actor, started her career at Bombay station of Doordarshan.
Smita Patil started at Bombay station of Doordarshan as a reader.
Luku Sanyal, daughter of actor Pahari Sanyal, the first face of English news in Mumbai, with 'The News'.
 
Prannoy Roy hosting 'The week that was'The World This Week.
Suneet Tandon
N. Vishwanathan, from Calcutta Doordarshan. Acted in Satyajit Ray's Kanchenjunga (1962)
Sarla Maheshwari
Neethi Ravindran
Shobhana Jagdish
Ved Prakash
Syed Shabir Ahmed. Urdu voice at the Srinagar Station. Later also worked at Calcutta station.: it was an added delight to see Doordarshan Kashmir make a special appearance in the Documentary.
Naseem Khan joined Doordarshan Srinagar in 1973.
Crew of Doordarshan Kashmir
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