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{{Short description|Indian journalist and editor (1955–2020)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1955|02|28}}
| birth_place = [[Nedumangadu]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2020|12|15|1955|02|28}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India
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| employer = [[Malayala Manorama]]
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| spouse = S. Jayashree
| children = One son
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'''D. Vijayamohan''' (1955–2020) was an Indian journalist, writer, and the senior coordinating editor at the Delhi bureau of the [[Malayala Manorama]]. Known for his journalistic coverage of the politics in New Delhi since 1985, he was a [[Harry Brittain]] fellow of the [[Commonwealth Press Union]] and a recipient of several honors, including the Award for Developmental Journalism of the [[Government of Kerala]], V. Karunakaran Nambiar Award of [[Kerala Press Academy]], and the [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi|Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi]] Award.

== Biography ==
D. Vijayamohan was born on 28 February 1955 at Karingayil Karakkattukonathu house in [[Nedumangad]], in [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]] to P. K. Damodaran Nair and S. Maheswari Amma.<ref name="മനോരമ ഡൽഹി സീനിയർ കോഓർഡിനേറ്റിങ് എഡിറ്റർ ഡി. വിജയമോഹൻ അന്തരിച്ചു">{{Cite web |title=മനോരമ ഡൽഹി സീനിയർ കോഓർഡിനേറ്റിങ് എഡിറ്റർ ഡി. വിജയമോഹൻ അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2020/12/15/malayala-manorama-delhi-senior-co-ordinating-editor-d-vijayamohan-passes-away.html |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}}</ref> After completing his schooling at Kairalee Nikethan School, [[Bengaluru]] and Government High School, Nedumangad, he secured a bachelor's degree in economics from Mar Ivanios College and followed it up with a master's degree from the [[University College Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="Malayala Manorama Delhi Senior Coordinating Editor D Vijayamohan passes away - News Deal">{{Cite web |title=Malayala Manorama Delhi Senior Coordinating Editor D Vijayamohan passes away - News Deal |url=https://newsdeal.in/malayala-manorama-delhi-senior-coordinating-editor-d-vijayamohan-passes-away/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=NewsDeal |language=en-US |archive-date=18 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218131849/https://newsdeal.in/malayala-manorama-delhi-senior-coordinating-editor-d-vijayamohan-passes-away/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Subsequently, he joined [[Malayala Manorama]] in 1978 and worked at their [[Kozhikode]], [[Kollam]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] bureaus before moving to the Indian capital in 1985 to join the [[New Delhi]] bureau of the newspaper.<ref name="Veteran journalist from Kerala D Vijayamohan passes away at 65">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-15 |title=Veteran journalist from Kerala D Vijayamohan passes away at 65 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-journalist-kerala-d-vijayamohan-passes-away-65-139657 |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> It was during this time, he obtained a [[Harry Brittain]] fellowship of the [[Commonwealth Press Union]] and completed higher studies in journalism in the UK.<ref name="Senior journalist D Vijayamohan (65) passes away">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-16 |title=Senior journalist D Vijayamohan (65) passes away |url=https://indusscrolls.com/senior-journalist-d-vijayamohan-65-passes-away/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=Indus Scrolls |language=en-US}}</ref> He was associated with Malayala Manorama ever since.<ref name="Senior journalist D Vijayamohan (65) passes away - Mathribhumi">{{Cite web |title=Senior journalist D Vijayamohan (65) passes away - Mathribhumi |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/senior-journalist-d-vijayamohan-65-passes-away-1.5281621 |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=Mathrubhumi |date=15 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

Vijayamohan was the founder president of the New Delhi unit of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists.<ref name="Veteran journalist from Kerala D Vijayamohan passes away at 65" /> He also served as a member of the Press Advisory Council of the [[Lok Sabha]] and sat in the [[Central Board of Film Certification]]. He has written a number of books, starting with ''Chentharkazhal'', an anthology of poems.<ref name="മുതിര്‍ന്ന മാധ്യമപ്രവര്‍ത്തകന്‍ ഡി. വിജയമോഹന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു">{{Cite web |title=മുതിര്‍ന്ന മാധ്യമപ്രവര്‍ത്തകന്‍ ഡി. വിജയമോഹന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/senior-journalist-d-vijayamohan-passes-away-1.5281502 |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=Mathrubhumi |date=15 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> ''A. Ramachandrante Varamozhikal'', a book on the life and works of the noted painter, [[A. Ramachandran]], ''Ee Lokam, Athiloru Mukundan'', ''Humour in Parliament'', and ''Swami Ranganathananda'', a biography of the [[Swami Ranganathananda]], are his other works.<ref name="'Malayala Manorama' Delhi senior coordinating editor D Vijayamohan passes away - The Week">{{Cite web |title='Malayala Manorama' Delhi senior coordinating editor D Vijayamohan passes away - The Week |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/12/15/malayala-manorama-delhi-senior-coordinating-editor-d-vijayamohan-passes-away.amp.html |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=www.theweek.in}}</ref>

During the [[COVID pandemic]], Vijayamohan contracted the disease<ref name="Veteran scribe D Vijayamohan from Kerala dies at 65">{{Cite web |title=Veteran scribe D Vijayamohan from Kerala dies at 65 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/veteran-scribe-d-vijayamohan-from-kerala-dies-at-65/1993663 |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=outlookindia.com}}</ref> and was hospitalized at [[St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi]] and it was here, he died on 15 December 2020, at the age of 65, due to post-Covid complications.<ref name="Malayala Manorama Delhi Senior Coordinating Editor D Vijayamohan passes away" /> He was survived by his wife, S. Jayashree, son, V. M. Vishnu, an advocate and Neenu, his daughter-in-law.<ref name="മനോരമ ഡൽഹി സീനിയർ കോഓർഡിനേറ്റിങ് എഡിറ്റർ ഡി. വിജയമോഹൻ അന്തരിച്ചു" />

== Awards and honors ==
Vijayamohan received the V. Karunakaran Nambiar Award of [[Kerala Press Academy]] in 1986, and a year later, he received the M. Sivaram Award of the [[Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="Malayala Manorama Delhi Senior Coordinating Editor D Vijayamohan passes away">{{Cite web |title=Malayala Manorama Delhi Senior Coordinating Editor D Vijayamohan passes away |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2020/12/15/malayala-manorama-delhi-senior-co-ordinating-editor-d-vijayamohan-passes-away.html |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=OnManorama |language=en}}</ref> When Malayala Manorama instituted a Chief Editor's Gold Medal for excellence in journalism in 1995, he was the first recipient of the honor.<ref name="മനോരമ ഡൽഹി സീനിയർ കോഓർഡിനേറ്റിങ് എഡിറ്റർ ഡി. വിജയമോഹൻ അന്തരിച്ചു" /> He received the Award for Developmental Journalism of the [[Government of Kerala]] in 2004 and the next year, his book on [[A. Ramachandran]] fetched him the [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi]] Award. The book on [[Swami Ranganathananda]] was selected for P. K. Parameshwaran Nair Award in 2007.<ref name="Malayala Manorama Delhi Senior Coordinating Editor D Vijayamohan passes away" />

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=D. Vijayamohan |url=https://keralabookstore.com/book/സ്വാമി-രംഗനാഥാനന്ദ/7242/ |title=Swami Ranganaathaananda |publisher=Mathrubhumi Books |year=2016 |isbn=9788182666931 |page=180 |language=ml}}
* {{Cite book |last=D. Vijayamohan |url=https://dcbookstore.com/books/chentharkkazhal |title=Chentharkazhal |publisher=Current Books |year=2015 |page=55 |language=ml}}
* {{Cite book |last=D. Vijayamohan |url=http://catalogue.keralauniversity.ac.in:8040/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=134571 |title=A. Ramachandrante Varamozhikal |publisher=Rainbow Books |year=2006 |isbn=8188146579 |language=ml }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* {{Cite book |last=D. Vijayamohan |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/241214 |title=Ee Lokam Athiloru Mukundan |publisher=Current Books |year=2004 |isbn=9788182666931 |page=180 |language=ml}}
* {{Cite book |last=D. Vijayamohan |title=Humour in Parliament |language=en}}

== See also ==
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* [[Ranganathananda]]
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{{portal|Journalism}}

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=Veteran journalist D Vijayamohan from Kerala dies at 65 |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=454120&u=veteran-journalist-d-vijayamohan-from-kerala-dies-at-65 |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}

== External links ==
* {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkVWLqwzjss |title=D Vijayamohan Passes away |date=15 December 2020 |type=YouTube video |language=ml}}
* {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUfhwUVX8Xw |title=D. Vijayamohan Death |date=15 December 2020 |type=YouTube video |language=ml |publisher=Manorama News}}
* {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvM68X_zmvM |title=D Vijayamohan on Assembly Election |date=10 March 2017 |type=YouTube video |language=ml |publisher=Manorama News}}

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