Rathikant Basu, the Chairman & CEO of Broadcast Worldwide Limited, passed away on Sunday. He was 82.
Rathikant Basu held many key posts in the M&E industry, He was the Executive Chairman of Star India between 1996 and 2001.
He served as the Director General of Doordarshan and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from 1993 to 1996. He was later appointed Secretary of the Department of Electronics.
Basu was also associated with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited for 5 years as the Executive Director.