Durga Das | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 November 1900 |
| Died | (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British Indian (1900–1947) Indian (1947–1974) |
| Alma mater | Dayanand Anglo Vedic College |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1918–1966 |
| Notable work | Ram Rajya in Action (1956) India and the World (1958) India From Curzon to Nehru and After (1969) |
| Spouse | Ratan Devi |
Durga Das (23 November 1900 – 17 May 1974) was an Indian journalist.[1][2][3][4] He was the founding president of the Press Club of India.[5] A longtime parliamentary correspondent and editor with the Associated Press of India,[6] he worked in several newspaper publications, including The Statesman, The Times of India and lastly the Hindustan Times,[7][8] serving as its editor-in-chief from 1957 till 1959 before he went on to establish his own news agency, India News and Feature Alliance (INFA) in late 1959.[9]
- ^ "DUNA DAS DEAD; INDIAN NEWSMAN". The New York Times. 18 May 1974. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Times, Bernard Weinraub Special to The New York (17 December 1973). "India's Journalists Worry They Have Become Timid and Dependent on the Government". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Vadukut, Sidin (27 June 2014). "Déjà View | A Nehruvian tragedy". mint. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Assembly, Meghalaya (India) Legislative (1974). Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Debates. Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.
- ^ "Shams Tabrez Qasmi is Felicitated with Amar Shaheed Molvi Baqar Award 2021 | Millat Times | Multilingual Digital Media House". Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Famous India, Nation's Who's who. Famous India Publications. 1975.
- ^ "EDITOR SAYS INDIA IS FOR DEMOCRACIES". The New York Times. 6 June 1950. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Leading the change, again". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "India News and Features Alliance (INFA) - INFA". www.infa.in. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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