Durga Das
Indian journalist and author (1900–1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Durga Das Basu.
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]
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Born | (1900-11-23)23 November 1900 |
Died | (aged 73) |
Nationality | British Indian (1900–1947) Indian (1947–1974) |
Alma mater | Dayanand Anglo Vedic College |
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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 |
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