Prabhash Joshi
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Prabhash Joshi (15 July 1937 – 5 November 2009) was an Indian journalist, especially Hindi journalism, writer and political analyst. He was strongly in favour of "ethics and transparency". He played a part in Gandhian movement, Bhoodan movement, and in the surrender of bandits and in the struggle against emergency.{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/news/39-Fearless-39-journalist-Prabhash-Joshi-dies-at-72-news-jlgsucdehhf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109144924/http://sify.com/news/39-Fearless-39-journalist-Prabhash-Joshi-dies-at-72-news-jlgsucdehhf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-11-09 |title='Fearless' journalist Prabhash Joshi dies at 72 |website=Sify |accessdate=2018-04-23}}
Early life
Prabhash Joshi was born in Ashta near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India to Pandarinath Joshi and Leela Bai.
Career
Prabhash Joshi began his career with Nayi Duniya, was the founder editor of Hindi daily Jansatta in 1983.{{cite web |url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/364179_Noted-journalist-Prabhash-Joshi-dies |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20091109163750/https://www.ptinews.com/news/364179_Noted-journalist-Prabhash-Joshi-dies |archive-date=9 November 2009 |website=Press Trust of India |title=Noted journalist Prabhash Joshi dies |date=6 November 2009}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main14.asp?filename=hub110505those_who_CS.asp |website=Tehelka |title=Those Who Make The Grade |access-date=12 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208012724/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main14.asp?filename=hub110505those_who_CS.asp |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}
He was with the Gandhi Peace Foundation and edited the Hindi version of Everyman's, a journal devoted to advocating Jayaprakash's views and sponsored by Ramnath Goenka. This journal campaigned for JP's movement for purity in public life.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/telling-it-as-it-is/538352/2 |title=Telling it as it is |work=The Indian Express|date=2009-11-07 |accessdate=26 February 2024 |first=B.G. |last=Verghese}}
He was also known for his writings on cricket. As a television commentator, he was mainly invited for his views and comments on national politics during the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) or Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly of an Indian state) elections.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
Joshi had been writing a Sunday column for Jansatta entitled "Kagad-Kare" for' many years. Recently he had started writing a weekly column entitled "Aughat-Ghat" for Tehelka Hindi.[http://www.tehelkahindi.com/ Tehelka Hindi] He also worked with the Indian Express as the resident editor at Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Delhi. After retiring from the newspaper in 1995, he continued as the chief editorial advisor.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
He also wrote a book on Hinduism. As he was from the land of the Malwa region of Kumar Gandharva, he loved the unique staccato style of classical vocal music.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
=Death=
Prabhash Joshi died 5 November 2009 from a heart attack, after watching an India-Australia cricket match.{{cite news |title=Noted journalist Prabhash Joshi dies |newspaper=Press Trust of India |date=6 November 2009 |url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/364179_Noted-journalist-Prabhash-Joshi-dies }}{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/friends-carry-on-legacy-of-prabhash-joshi/647241/ | title=Friends carry on legacy of Prabhash Joshi | date=16 July 2010 | newspaper=The Indian Express | first=Richa | last=Bhatia | accessdate=13 July 2012 }}
Personal life
Prabhash Joshi was married to Usha. He lived with his wife in Jansatta Apartments, in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. They have a daughter, Sonal, and two sons, Sandeep and Sopan.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8345894.stm | work=BBC News | title=Leading Indian journalist is dead | date=6 November 2009 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080725170716/http://www.expressindia.com/news/expressgroup/index.php Official website of Indian express group]
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Category:20th-century Indian journalists
Category:Indian newspaper editors
Category:Indian male journalists