Question- Surendra Nihal Singh passed away recently. He was-
(a) Journalist
(b) Historian
(c) Painter
(d) Litterateur
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- On April 16th, 2018; senior journalist Surendra Nihal Singh passed away. He was 88 years old.
- He was the editor of ‘The Statesman’, ‘The Indian Express’ and ‘Khaleej Times’.
- He was the founder editor of ‘The Indian Post’ in 1987.
- In 1975, he was also given the prestigious ‘International Editor of the Year’ award in New York for his role in opposing Indira Gandhi’s Emergency.
- He also wrote a number of books including ‘The Rocky Road to Indian Democracy: Nehru to Narasimha Rao’, ‘The Yogi and the Bear: Story of Indo-Soviet Relations’, ‘The Modi Myth’, ‘Ink in My Veins: A Life in Journalism’ and ‘The Gang and 900 million: A China diary’.