Bengaluru, 3 October (IANS) veteran journalist, writer, and Padma Bhushan Award winner Thyil Jacob Soni George, known as TJS George, died on Friday in a private hospital in Bengaluru.
Indian writer, journalist and biographical writer, 97 -year -old George met Kerala and spent most of his time in Bengaluru. He is alive by his children, Sheeba Thyil and writer-Poet Jit Thyil.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed grief over George’s death, saying, “Experienced journalists, editor and writer TJS George’s death.”
CM Siddaramaiah said, “With his sharp pen and unrelated voice, he enriched Indian journalism for more than six decades. He was a true public intellectual who thought, question and attach the readers.”
He said that I have heartbreaking condolences to his family, colleagues and countless fans.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy said, “I was very sad to hear the news of the passage of a senior journalist and writer, Padma Bhushan Mr. TJ George.”
“After serving in many important roles – as editor, editorial director and editorial advisor to national and international newspapers – he was actually a ‘rich mine of experience’. I closely followed his point of view column in The New Indian Express,” he said.
After reading her work, MS -e -Life in Music, the music legend based on the life of Ms. Sabbalakshmi, I was deeply influenced by her literary talent, Kumaraswamy said.
The departed soul can achieve eternal peace, and God can give strength to his family, fans and well -wishers to bear this loss. Om Shanti, Kumaraswamy said.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar expressed deep grief over the death of experienced journalist, columnist and writer TJS George.
Dye CM said in a press statement, “TJS George was a huge person in Indian journalism, whose fearless intelligence and literary talent had shaped a public discourse in the last six decades. He was not only a journalist, but a true seeker, a conscience keeper and a crossgleer of our time.”
“His contribution to journalism was a leading. As the founding editor of the Asiaweak magazine, and through his long association with major publications, he retained the highest standards of editorial integrity and democratic accountability.
He said, “His columns were marked by clarity, courage and socio-cultural insight. His writing style originally mixed the rigor and literary elegance of journalism,” he said.
“He was also a vast writer. Ms. Sabbalakshmi, NT Ram Rao, Nargis and others are well known. His book Askew, today’s Bengaluru, today’s Bengaluru in the backdrop of Baghi to bring out the deep nuances of our city.
I express my condolences to his family personally and on behalf of the Government of Karnataka, ”he said.
Earlier, in June 2022, he formally abolished his long -lasting weekly column “Point of View”, which he wrote for about 25 years.
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