Ramji Lal Jangid, 1st director of Hindi course at IIMC, passes away
He was 86.
He was ill for a long time and breathed his last at his home in Noida. He received his PhD in History from Rajasthan University in 1967.
He was a master of many languages. He worked in the advertising world, radio, television as well as daily newspapers and magazines.
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