Sham worked with The Yashpal Times from 1934 to 1948. He joined The Times of India in 1950 as assistant editor. He later served as the editor from 1967 to 1978. After his retirement, he continued as a columnist for The Times of India. In 1994, he moved his column to The Telegraph.[3]
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, in a condolence message, remembered Mr. Sham Lal as a "great editor, a thoughtful writer and a voice of reason, liberal values and patriotism."[4] Describing him as a "media icon of my generation," Dr. Singh said: "Generations of his readers looked forward to reading his columns for his wit and wisdom and his erudition. I hope his inspiring example will continue to guide Indian journalism."[4] The former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, remembered Mr. Sham Lal as an intellectual giant who was passionate about all aspects of life, particularly art, films and books. "He was an institution in himself. His death has left a void difficult to fill and his contributions to Indian journalism will continue to educate and inspire generations of media persons."[4]
sham, journalist, sham, 1912, february, 2007, delhi, indian, literary, critic, journalist, served, editor, times, india, wrote, column, life, letters, several, years, hindustan, times, later, times, india, rudrangshu, mukherjee, described, most, erudite, newsp. Sham Lal 1912 23 February 2007 in Delhi was an Indian literary critic and journalist who served as the editor of The Times of India He wrote a column Life and Letters for several years for Hindustan Times and later The Times of India 1 Rudrangshu Mukherjee has described him as the most erudite newspaper editor in India 2 Sham worked with The Yashpal Times from 1934 to 1948 He joined The Times of India in 1950 as assistant editor He later served as the editor from 1967 to 1978 After his retirement he continued as a columnist for The Times of India In 1994 he moved his column to The Telegraph 3 Contents 1 Obituaries 2 Books 3 References 4 External linksObituaries editPrime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in a condolence message remembered Mr Sham Lal as a great editor a thoughtful writer and a voice of reason liberal values and patriotism 4 Describing him as a media icon of my generation Dr Singh said Generations of his readers looked forward to reading his columns for his wit and wisdom and his erudition I hope his inspiring example will continue to guide Indian journalism 4 The former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda remembered Mr Sham Lal as an intellectual giant who was passionate about all aspects of life particularly art films and books He was an institution in himself His death has left a void difficult to fill and his contributions to Indian journalism will continue to educate and inspire generations of media persons 4 Books editSham Lal has these books to his credit 1 A Hundred Encounters 1 2 Indian Realities 2 3 http www tribuneindia com 2003 20031214 spectrum book5 htmReferences edit Sham Lal A Tribute India loses a literary jewel The Times of India Archived from the original on 6 March 2007 Retrieved 20 October 2007 Rudrangshu Mukherjee March April 2007 SCHOLAR EDITOR Sham Lal 1912 2007 Biblio Retrieved 21 March 2009 V Sundaram Sham Lal A gas journalist News Today Archived from the original on 7 July 2007 Retrieved 20 October 2007 a b c Veteran journalist Sham Lal dead The Hindu Chennai India 24 February 2007 Archived from the original on 26 February 2007 Retrieved 24 February 2007 External links editObituary in The Telegraph http www biblio india org trib asp mp MA07 in Biblio A Review of Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sham Lal journalist amp oldid 1175206943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
