Ratan Lal Joshi

Ratan Lal Joshi
Born (1922-06-28)June 28, 1922
Churu, Rajastan, India
Died September 19, 2006(2006-09-19) (aged 84)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Journalist
Indian independence activist
Children Four sons and two daughters
Awards Padma Bhushan

Ratan Lal Joshi was an Indian independence activist, journalist, writer and the founder editor of Navneet Hindi Digest. Born on 28 June 1922 at Churu, a desert city in the Indian state of Rajastan, he was involved with the Indian freedom struggle from the age of 18 and suffered incarceration during the Quit India movement.[1] Choosing journalism as a career, he joined Harijan weekly founded by Mahatma Gandhi and trained under the then chief editor, Kishorelal Bhai Mashrulawa.[2] Later, he worked at several publishing houses and edited journals such as Bhai-Bahin, Samaj Sewak, Veer Bhoomi, Rajasthan, Rajasthan Samaj, Navneet Hindi Digest and Kul Lakshmi. Lal kile main, Krantikari Prer ne Ke Srot and Mrityunjayee are three books published by him.[1]

After the Indian independence, Joshi was associated with several organizations. He was the founder president of Shaheed Smarak Eavam Swadhinata Sangram Shodh Sansthan, a Jaipur based organization, Secretary of the All-India Freedom Fighters' Organisation and a member of the presidium of the Rajasthan Freedom Fighters’ Organisation.[2] Politically, he was aligned with the Indian National Congress and was reported to be close to the former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.[3] He also served as the editor of the Hindu daily, Hindustan.[4] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1970, for his contributions to literature and journalism.[5] He died on 19 September 2006, at Mumbai, at the age of 84.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Freedom fighter Ratan Lal Joshi is dead". Web India News. 19 September 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Freedom Fighter Ratan Lal Joshi passes away in Mumbai". Karmayog. 18 September 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Anil K. Rajvanshi. 1970s America - An Indian Student's Journey. ISBN 9788190578110.
  4. ↑ "Was Lal Bahadur Shastri a ‘personal servant’ of Jawahar Lal Nehru rather than his successor?". News Gram. 22 April 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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