Journalist, broadcasting executive, academic administrator
1940-2014
Madhav Vittal Kamath (7 September 1921 – 9 October 2014)[2] was an Indian journalist and broadcasting executive, and the chairman of Prasar Bharati.[3] He worked as the editor of The Sunday Times for two years from 1967 to 1969, as Washington correspondent for The Times of India[4] from 1969 to 1978 and also as editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India.[5] He had also written numerous books[6][7][8][9] and was conferred with the Padma Bhushan award in 2004.[10][11] He was born in a brahmin family[12]
In 2009, Mr. Kamath co-authored a biographical sketch of Narendra Modi book titled Narendra Modi: The Architect of a Modern State, at a time when Modi's reputation was considerably affected as a result of the 2002 Gujarat riots; post his ascent into national politics, a newer version of the book was published as The Man of the Moment: Narendra Modi.[13][14] Kamath was a board-member of Manipal Academy of Higher Education and was also the Honorary Director of the School of Communication, since its inception in 1997.[1]
He died on the morning of October 9, 2014, from a cardiac arrest at Kasturba Hospital;[13] he was hospitalized since a few days back due to geriatric ailments.[2][15]
Malini Parthasarathy notes him to have longstanding sympathies with Hindutva—one of his columns following the murder of Graham Staines by Hindutva extremists sought to justify the incident as a spontaneous repercussion against conversions, if the government were not willing to step in—in what she deems that as a blatant incitement of hate crimes.[16] Others have shared similar views[17] and he has also extensively written in the official mouthpiece of RSS - Organiser.[18][19] Kamath has been noted to be an astute journalist, whose opinions swayed with the tune of the majority; his stance on the Babri Masjid demolition was quite negative in the immediate aftermath but after about a decade, he deemed that as an act of valiance that restored the self-respect of Hindus and rejoiced about how the state, of Hindu India being under continual siege since the first Islamic invasions, was reversed for the first time.[20][21][17] In the immediate aftermaths of the enactment of Mandal Commission recommendations, when RSS increasingly leaned towards a hardcore Brahmanical approach, Kamath had written of the need to maintain Hindu unity and negate the fall-outs of an impending Shudra revolution.[22] Alexander Evans had noted his efforts in racist communalisation of the Kashmir conflict; Kamath deemed the region to belong solely to the Pandits and not to the Muslims, who were allegedly alone-responsible for the decline of their culture.[23] Rajmohan Gandhi notes him to be a staunch Hindu.[24]
Bibliography
- On Media, Politics and Literature (2009), Prabal Publishing, Bangalore.
- Narendra Modi – The Architect of a Modern State (2009) Co-author Kalindi Randeri, Rupa & Co., New Delhi.
- Gandhi – A Spiritual Journey (2007), Indus Source Books, Mumbai.
- Reporter at Large (2002), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.[25]
- The Pursuit of Excellence (1982), Rupa & Co., New Delhi.[26]
- The United States and India, 1776-1996: The Bridge over the River Time (1998), ICCR, New Delhi
- Corruption & the Lokpal Bill (2012) : Written & Edited with Gayatri Pagdi, Indus Source Books, Mumbai
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Veteran journalist MV Kamath dies at 93(9 October 2014). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Veteran journalist MV Kamath dies at 93(9 October 2014). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ An independent voice. The Hindu(3 August 2013).
- ↑ Nodding Editors. Economic and Political Weekly({Template:Date).
- ↑ Cudgel of Chauvinism. Economic and Political Weekly({Template:Date).
- ↑ Review of Indian Names: From Classical to Contemporary (For People, Places and Products). Asian Folklore Studies({Template:Date).
- ↑ Review of Behind the By-line—A Journalist's Memoirs. India Quarterly({Template:Date).
- ↑ Book Reviews : M.V. Kamath, Points and Lines—Charat Ram: A Biography, New Delhi: UBS Publishers' Distributors Ltd., 1994, pp. 272. The Journal of Entrepreneurship({Template:Date).
- ↑ India. The Journal of Commonwealth Literature({Template:Date).
- ↑ Shri Madhav Vittal Kamath : Padma Bhusan. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ Saffron selections, Ninan, Sevanti(2 February 2003). Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ 'Only Brahmins can defeat Brahminism', Ashraf, Syed Firdaus. Rediff. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Veteran journalist MV Kamath. The Hindu(9 October 2014). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Religions, Nations, and Transnationalism in Multiple Modernities]. Palgrave Macmillan US(2017).
- ↑ Saffron selections. The Hindu(2 February 2003). Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ Pluralism and Democracy in India: Debating the Hindu Right{{#if:Parthasarathy|, Parthasarathy}. Oxford University Press(2015-03-06). ISBN 9780199380947
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 The God Market: How Globalization is Making India More Hindu{{#if:Nanda|, Nanda}. NYU Press(October 2011). ISBN 9781583672501
- ↑ Between Fortuna and Virtu: Explaining the Congress' Ambiguous Victory in 2009. Economic and Political Weekly({Template:Date).
- ↑ Embracing the untouchables: the BJP and scheduled caste votes. Asian Studies Review({Template:Date).
- ↑ Hindu Nationalist Conceptions of History: Constructing a Hindu–Muslim Dichotomy. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies({Template:Date).
- ↑ Destruction and Conservation of Cultural Property{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2003-09-02). ISBN 9781134604982
- ↑ Social Movements in India: Poverty, Power, and Politics{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Rowman & Littlefield(2005). ISBN 9780742538436
- ↑ A departure from history: Kashmiri Pandits, 1990-2001. Contemporary South Asia({Template:Date).
- ↑ Understanding the Muslim Mind{{#if:Gandhi|, Gandhi}. Penguin Books India(2000-10-14). ISBN 9780140299052
- ↑ M.V. Kamath, a Journalist at Large{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Jaico Publishing House(2006). ISBN 978-81-7992-577-5
- ↑ A Reporter at Large. Bhavan's Book University.
External links
- M. V. Kamath at Rupa Publications
- M V KAMATH : The Coastal Boy Who Made Big in Journalism, Daijiworld
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