South Africa mourns Indian-origin TV pioneer Ramprakash Gopidayal
Tributes poured in for South African Indian-origin media personality Ramprakash Gopidayal, who pioneered television programmes and radio recordings for the local Indian community, as he was cremated on Friday after succumbing to illness a day before. Popularly known as Ramu, Gopidayal, despite being an introverted, camera-shy man, started the first television programme for the Indian community, 'Impressions', on national state broadcaster South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), in the ap…

