Veer Arjun Vajpayeeji began his public career as a journalist. He was associated with one national daily Veer Arjun published from Delhi. Veteran journalist K Narendra was its editor. In earlys 50s it was a popular daily. Vajpayee had served the paper as an assistant editor in early 50s before he joined hand with Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee. Although the paper lost its vigour, popularity and circulation to the extent that it is hardly seen on newspaper stands, Vajpayees first love continues to dominate on his psyche. when he was the Prime Minister , Veer Arjun was a part of his selected newspapers which he essentially used to read. even now, when he is recovering from his illness , this paper is a part of reading material. with such a rich legacy will Anil Narendra , the editor and publisher of the paper introspect why did the paper decline? In the Hindi journalism there is no newspaper which can confront the secularist ideology, propaganda based news reporting and highly prejudiced editorial writings. It is both an opportunity as well as a challenge for the publisher of the Veer Arjun to resurrect it and replay its historic role. Will he do it ?
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:30:21 +0000