The sudden death of Tariq Bhat a young and committed journalist, following a deadly heart attack left his family, colleagues and friends in profound grief. The untimely death of a young journalist not only brought an unexpected end to a promising journalistic career but also left his grieving wife and two young children with a financial insecurity. At the back of the headline, often lies a huge tragedy- the family, he leaves behind. 

All of a sudden his family is deprived of its primary source of income and without a shield of a standard retirement fund or secure post retirement benefits. while government employees and their families may have admittance to planned social security provisions, countless journalists, despite serving the general public by presenting reality and public issues to the forefront, are devoid of equivalent financial protection. 

The death of one young journalist forces us to ponder beyond the instant disaster and inquire whether those who put in their lives to update the world are themselves amply sheltered when life takes an unanticipated twist. Should those who serve society through journalism be left financially vulnerable simply because their profession does not provide the similar structural social........

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