She is a personification of versatility, with her talent ranging from news casting, news-reading and presenting programmes on air to hosting entertainment programmes as Master of Ceremonies and interacting with celebrities.
Preeta Vyas is heard more often on air Radio Tarana 1386 AM but her listeners and well-wishers will be able to see her on November 4 as a major musical programmes gets on stage to amuse hundreds of movie buffs.
Gopal Bhatia, another Radio Tarana icon is presenting ‘Gata Rahe Mera Dhil,’ a tribute to matinee idol Dev Anand at the Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland Girls Grammar School (read related story in Entertainmentlink).
We have not had the pleasure of attending shows featuring Preeta but those who have watched on TV say that she is as much as ease with singing sensations such as Jagjeet Singh and Anoop Jalota, as she is with the younger members of the society.
“She commenced her career with All India Radio when she was ten years old, graduating to produce and present programmes for children and youth. She also has several plays and shows creative productions to her credit as a radio host,” Mr Bhatia said.
Her talent extends beyond radio stations, which is why she is qualified to be featured in this column.
The list of her professional competence includes her assignments as a journalist, chief editor and executive editor of publications in India, documentary producer for television, author of a book on journalism and 142 titles for children and much more.
Preeta has the distinction of having worked in Indonesia as a storyteller for school children, a feat that she repeated in New Zealand. A winner of several State awards for her writings and contributions to the media, her talent gained recognition in New Zealand, as the Education Ministry accepted one of her books for publication and distribution to schools.
Perhaps her most significant achievement was the book that she wrote to function as a bridge between Hindi and Indonesian. She is hailed as the first Indian author to translate Indonesian folk stories into Hindi.
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