D. S. Ravindra Doss Explained

D. S. Ravindra Doss
Birth Date:1945 11, df=y
Death Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation:newspaper editor, journalist

D. S. Ravindra Doss (20 November 1945 – 22 June 2012)[1] was a senior Indian journalist, and founder and president of the Tamil Nadu Union of Journalists. He was also Vice President of All India Journalists.[2]

Career

Although journalism was the largest part of his career, Doss was also a writer, social activist, and political critic. He wrote more than 1,000 articles in different Tamil magazines and daily newspapers. He authored more than 15 books, mainly on social issues and Indian cinema. He was the editor and publisher of the monthly Tamil magazine Tamil Thendral, which was captioned as "A Magazine by Journalists for Journalists".

Notes and References

  1. News: TN Journos Union Chief dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203131905/http://news.chennaionline.com/chennai/TN-Journos-Union-Chief-dead/89e58394-fe4d-4aa4-8f30-5a6523b2432d.col . 3 February 2016 . 23 June 2012. chennaionline.com. 24 July 2012.
  2. Book: Jeffrey, Robin . 2000 . India's newspaper revolution: capitalism, politics and the Indian language press, 1977–99 . Palgrave Macmillan . 161–162 . 0312232535.