Janardan Thakur (March 1, 1936 – July 12, 1999)[1] was a veteran editor, political reporter and columnist.[2] He was also the former editor of English-language daily newspaper, The Free Press Journal.[2][3] As an author, he is most known for his book, All The Prime Minister’s Men (1977), which is considered a classic in political writing as well as on the Emergency period [4] and All the Janata Men (1978). [5][6][7]
Career[edit | edit source]
Born March 1, 1936 in Bihar, Thakur started his career with the Patna-based daily newspaper, Searchlight, in December 1959.[1] Later, he remained a Jefferson Fellow at the East–West Center, Hawaii in 1971. [8] He joined the Ananda Bazar Patrika group in 1976, and subsequently in the 1980s, he started freelancing and went on to become a syndicated columnist.[1] He remained political journalist with the magazine, The Illustrated Weekly Of India and The Asian Age.[5] In 1990s, he moved to Mumbai and became the editor of newspaper, The Free Press Journal. [1][5]
He also authored books like All the Prime Minister's Men after the Emergency; All the Janata Men; V.P. Singh: A Quest for Power, PMs: Nehru to Vajpayee and Faces: Forty in the Fray.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
On July 12, 1999, at the age of 64, he died of a heart attack in Mumbai (then Bombay).[9][1] He was survived by his wife, Purnima, daughters Chitra, Pooja and Richa, and son Sankarshan Thakur, national editor of the newspaper, The Telegraph.[9][10]
Books[edit | edit source]
- All The Prime Minister’s Men . Vikas Publishing. 1977. ISBN 9780706905663.
- All the Janata Men. Vikas Publishing. 1978. ISBN 9780706906448.
- Indira Gandhi and Her Power Game. Vikas Publishing. 1979. ISBN 9780706909852
- V.P. Singh: The Quest for Power. Warbler Books. 1989.
- Prime Ministers: Nehru to Vajpayee (with Dom Moraes). Eshwar. 1999. ISBN 9788186982723.
- Faces: Forty in the Fray. 1999. Business Publications Incorporated. ISBN 9788176930185.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "JANARDAN THAKUR DEAD". Telegraph India. 12 July 1999. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roy, Biswajit (31 December 2002). "Shri Mahajan Condoles The Death Of Shri Janardhan Thakur". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
a highly respected journalist whose contribution to the growth of journalism is commendable.
- ↑ "Remembering Janardan Thakur". Rediff.com. 13 July 1999. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ Shakuntala Rao, ed. (24 December 2018). "Indian Journalism in a New Era". OUP India. p. 13. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sharma, Sanjukta (12 January 2019). "The Prime Minister's Men: Indira Gandhi's inner circle". Mint lounge. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Must read 5 books that capture the era: 1962-1977". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ Kuruvilla, Elizabeth (20 June 2015). "6 books on the Emergency you should read". Mint. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "JEFFERSON FELLOWS, 1967 - 2018" (PDF). East–West Center. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Janardan Thakur dead". Rediff.com. 12 July 1999. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ The Weekend Leader. "'I have been very fortunate with my editors". The Weekend Leader. Retrieved 23 January 2025.