Surendra Chaturvedi
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Surendra Chaturvedi (1929–1977) was an Indian journalist.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Born at Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh on 15 October 1929, Surendra had his early education at Sikandarpur (District Farukhabad), Gwalior and Holipura in District Agra. His father Kalika Prasad Chaturvedi was a civil contractor who enjoyed reading patriotic poetry and instilled on his son an interest in literature.[citation needed]
Chaturvedi attended Agra and Allahabad universities, where he was interested in drama. In 1954 he sailed for Glasgow, Scotland, to take study management.[citation needed] Once in England, Chaturvedi participated in BBC cultural programmes.[2] He returned to India in 1958.[citation needed]
Journalism
[edit]Chaturvedi worked for the Bennett Coleman and Company, first in the Public Relations department and then in the print media wing.[citation needed] He was anchor at the historic inaugural show of Doordarshan (State TV Channel) on 15 September 1959.[citation needed]
Navbharat Times, a sister publication in Hindi of the Times of India, posted Chaturvedi as a special correspondent in 1960 to Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed]
Chaturvedi was known as one of Lucknow's "eminent journalists".[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Michigan State University. Asian Studies Center. (1982). Journal of South Asian literature: Volume 17, Issue 1. p. 265.
- ↑ 'Mera Parivar' by Meera Chaturvedi in 'Paavan Smiriti.'
- ↑ Politics and smoke at HAZRATGANJ. Hard News. October 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2012.