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'''Lalit Surjan''' (1946 &ndash; December 2, 2020) was a journalist and editor based out of [[Raipur]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]]. He was the Editor in Chief of ''[[Deshbandhu (newspaper)|Deshbandhu]]''.<ref name="wire">{{cite web|url=https://thewire.in/media/lalit-surjan-straddled-worlds-journalism-activism-elan<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Surjan was the son of journalist Mayaram Surjan. Mayaram Surjan had started ''Deshbandhu'' in 1959. He started the ''Mayaram Surjan Foundation'', and the Jan Darshan Media Centre, which was the first video documentation unit in Chhattisgarh.<ref name="wire" /><br />
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He was associated with the ''All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation'' (AIPSO) and the ''Progressive Writers Association''.<ref name="wire" /> Surjan was associated with the local chapter of the [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]] (INTACH).<ref name="wire" /><br />
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==Books==<br />
Surjan authored two books: one about the decline of the media in India ''Tum Kahan ho Joney Vaker'' and another volume of essays called ''Sharanarthi Shivir main Vivah Geet''.<ref name="wire" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Surjan was married and has three daughters.<ref name="outlook" /><br />
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He was suffering from lung cancer. Surjan died from a brain stroke in New Delhi on December 2, 2020. He was 74.<ref name="outlook">{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/chhattisgarh-journalist-lalit-surjan-dies/1986407<br />
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