Manikonda Chalapathi Rau

M. Chalapathi Rau
Born Manikonda Chalapathi Rau
1910
Coastal Andhra, Madras Presidency, British India
Died 25 March 1983
Other names M.C., Magnus
Occupation Journalist, Editor
Known for Nehruvian thought

Manikonda Chalapathi Rau (also known as MC and Magnus[1]) (1910 - 25 March 1983) was an Indian journalist and an authority on the Nehruvian thought. Rau was editor of the English-language daily National Herald of Lucknow for over thirty years from 1946. The National Herald was founded by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1938. He wrote several books on Indian journalism, politics and personalities. During the independence struggle he was part of the underground press movement.

He was the first president of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (in 1950) and continued to be so till 1955. He was the leader of the Indian Press Delegation, which accompanied Nehru on his historic 1955 tour of the USSR, Poland and Yugoslavia. He was a member of the Indian government's goodwill mission to China in 1952.

He was a member of the UNESCO Press Experts Committee and also worked on various UNESCO Commissions. He was India's representative to the United Nations General Assembly (1958). He was also a member of the Initiating Committee of the International Press Institute.

Rau, a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan,[2] died on 25 March 1983.[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. Delhi's own muse and more in The Hindu, 2002.
  2. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. Chalapathi Rao, Manikonda, Luminaries of 20th century, part 1, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pages: 178-9.

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