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{{Use dmy dates|date=September | {{Short description|Indian journalist and diplomat}} | ||
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He was born 22 April 1911 at Manakampat house near Parli, {{convert|7|miles|km}} from [[Palakkad]] in the state of [[Kerala]] in southern India. After an uneventful early education, he took his honours in Literature, from the [[Madras Christian College]]. His literary talents were first discovered, in the College Magazine. He began his professional career at a humorous weekly publication, ''The Merry Magazine'' of Madras. He soon moved to ''The Mail'', a [[Madras]] daily, but continued to contribute to the ''Merry Magazine''. | He was born 22 April 1911 at Manakampat house near Parli, {{convert|7|miles|km}} from [[Palakkad]] in the state of [[Kerala]] in southern India. After an uneventful early education, he took his honours in Literature, from the [[Madras Christian College]]. His literary talents were first discovered, in the College Magazine. He began his professional career at a humorous weekly publication, ''The Merry Magazine'' of Madras. He soon moved to ''The Mail'', a [[Madras]] daily, but continued to contribute to the ''Merry Magazine''. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Later, he worked in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], [[Singapore]], [[Myanmar|Burma]], [[Libya]] and various locations in the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]]. While serving as a [[United Nations|U.N]]. delegate in Korea in 1950, he was killed (with journalists [[ Christopher Buckley (journalist)|Christopher Buckley]] and [[Ian Morrison (journalist)|Ian Morrison]]) by a land mine exploding under their jeep.<ref>{{cite book |last= Elphick |first= Peter |title= Far Eastern File: The Intelligence War in the Far East 1930-1945 |orig-year= 1997 |year= 1998 |publisher= Hodder & Stoughton |location= London |isbn= 0 340 66584 X |page= 80 }} </ref> A memorial dedicated to him is sited at [[Waegwan|Waegwan, South Korea]]. | Later, he worked in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], [[Singapore]], [[Myanmar|Burma]], [[Libya]] and various locations in the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]]. While serving as a [[United Nations|U.N]]. delegate in Korea in 1950, he was killed (with journalists [[ Christopher Buckley (journalist)|Christopher Buckley]] and [[Ian Morrison (journalist)|Ian Morrison]]) by a land mine exploding under their jeep.<ref>{{cite book |last= Elphick |first= Peter |title= Far Eastern File: The Intelligence War in the Far East 1930-1945 |orig-year= 1997 |year= 1998 |publisher= Hodder & Stoughton |location= London |isbn= 0-340-66584-X |page= 80 }} </ref> A memorial dedicated to him is sited at [[Waegwan|Waegwan, South Korea]]. | ||
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