BRP Bhaskar

Babu Rajendra Prasad Bhaskar (born March 12, 1932) is a senior journalist and human rights-social activist from Kerala.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

He obtained a B.Sc. from Kerala University in 1951 and MA from the University of the Philippines in 1959. His father, A.K. Bhaskar, was an Ezhava community leader and social activist. Mother:Meenakshi Bhaskar. Wife:Rama B.Bhaskar. Daughter Bindu Bhaskar Balaji. He has written books such as Those Who Have Lost History and Newsroom- Experience Notes of a Journalist.

Journalism career

Bhaskar served as editor of many of India's leading national newspapers. Co-Editor of The Hindu in Chennai (1953-1958), Deputy Editor at The Statesman in New Delhi (1959-1963), Co-Editor of Patriot from 1963 to 1965, worked in UNI from 1965 to 1983.Associate Editor at Deccan Herald in Bangalore from 1984 to 91 From 1996 to 1997, he served as director and consultant of Andrapradesh Times in Hyderabad.[4] BRP is a columnist for the Gulf Today newspaper, which is published from Sharjah. Also written in various newspapers in Malayalam and English.

Visual Media

He serialised Thakazhi's famous novel Kayar with direction of MS Satyu in Hindi. It was broadcast on the national chain in 1989. He served from 1989 to 1992 as an advisor to Focus India Features in Bangalore, which produced and featured Doordarshan news and features. From 1994 to 1999, he served as an editorial adviser to Asianet and co-host with Zachariah on a programm Media Watch (Pathravishesham)

References
  1. "ആർക്കൈവ് പകർപ്പ്". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  2. http://www.madhyamam.com/node/74270
  3. "ആർക്കൈവ് പകർപ്പ്". Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  4. "ആർക്കൈവ് പകർപ്പ്". Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
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