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Vikram Joshi (2 February 1977 – 14 April 2018[1] World Quizzing Championship (WQC) 2014.[2] [3]
Named after the scientist Vikram Sarabhai , Joshi was born and raised in a scholarly Konkani Saraswat family based in Mumbai . Academically meritorious throughout, he studied Instrumentation Engineering at Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Technology (VESIT), followed by a master’s in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Virginia . Soon after he worked at Sun Microsystems in Boston before returning to India, where he worked as a creative media professional.
After his WQC win, Joshi appeared in the eighth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati (an Indian television game show based on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ) as one of the experts on the 'Triguni' lifeline[4] US edition )
Joshi had been a quizmaster on several university quizzes, including ones at IIT Bombay ,[5] IIT BHU ,[6] IIM Indore .[7]
In 2018, he hosted the first National Elections Quiz conducted by the Election Commission of India .[8] [9]
Joshi was first diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in 2011. He died on 14 April 2018.
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^ ibnlive 2014
^ "Kaun Banega Crorepati, Season 8: Hit opening or a flop show?" .
^ "Facebook post, IIT Bombay" .
^ "6 Best Indian College Quizzes for Every Quiz Maniac" .
^ "IIM Indore Hosts Nihilanth 2016, Wins the Business Quiz" .
^ "First ever National Elections Quiz on RSTV" . Rajya Sabha TV .
^ "National Election Quiz 2018 draws to a close with record participation" . DD News.
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