R. Sreenivasan
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Veteran journalist R. Sreenivasan who had been a part of the Dina Thanthi newspaper for over 50 years handed away at his home in Bilathikulam housing colony in Kozhikode on Thursday. He was 86.
Fondly known as as Swami, Sreenivasan was a mentor and information for a lot of cub journalists within the metropolis. He stepped into the sector of journalism following the footstep of his father T. N. Ramasamy who was a correspondent with The Hindu.
Regardless of the age, Sreenivasan’s ardour to report native developments for the Tamil day by day was an inspiration for a lot of journalists. Many of his senior and junior co-workers remembered him as an affable individual. His information concerning the transformation of Kozhikode to its present state of development was spectacular, they recalled.
The Kerala Union of Working Journalists and the Senior Journalists’ Forum expressed condolences over the departure of the senior journalist. The cremation will happen on the Puthiyapalam crematorium at 12 midday on Friday. He is survived by spouse Susheela and daughter Vijaya.
