Gulshan Ewing (née Mehta) (1928[1] – 18 April 2020) was an Indian journalist and socialite. She edited two of India's most popular magazines – women's journal Eve's Weekly and film magazine Star & Style – between 1966 and 1989.
Career
Besides building a prominent reputation in the Eve's Weekly and Star & Style for some 23 years, she had earlier begun her career with the Dosu Karaka-edited Current and later moved over to Femina, which was published by the Times of India group.[2] The Eve's Weekly was owned by the Somani group.
Tributes
Following her death in mid-2020, prominent Indian journalists who had worked with her around a generation earlier paid rich tributes to her memory. Among these was Sherna Gandhy's article in the Mid-Day.Template:Cn
Personal life
She was born in Mumbai to a Parsi family. In 1955, she married an Englishman named Guy Ewing with whom she moved to the UK in 1990. She died of COVID-related complications in Richmond, London on 18 April 2020.[3]
External links
- Rembering Gulshan Ewing: The glamorous, kind hearted editor of Eve's Weekly
- Gulshan Ewing: Iconic editor dies of coronavirus in London
- Glamorous editor of Star & Style dies in UK care home
- Gulshan Ewing, pioneering magazine editor, dies of Covid-19 in London
- Gulshan Ewing: Iconic editor dies of coronavirus in London
- Veteran Indian journalist Gulshan Ewing dies of coronavirus complication in London
References
- ↑ Veteran Indian journalist Gulshan Ewing dies of coronavirus complication in London. WION.
- ↑ Rembering Gulshan Ewing: The glamorous, kind hearted editor of Eve's Weekly. mid-day(2020-04-26). Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ↑ Iconic editor’s virus death adds to care home tragedy. BBC News(1 May 2020).