Manikonda Chalapathi Rau
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Manikonda Chalapathi Rau (MC) (1910-1983) was an eminent India
n journalist
and an authority on the Nehruvian thought. Rau was the reputed editor of the English daily National Herald of Lucknow
for over thirty years (from 1946 onwards). The National Herald was founded by Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1938. He has also authored several books on the Indian journalism, politics and personalities. He is known to his friends in the press circles as "M. C." and Magnus. During the independence struggle he was part of the underground press movement.
He was the first president of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (in 1950) and continued to be so till 1955. He was the leader of the Indian Press Delegation, which accompanied Nehru on his historic 1955 tour of the USSR, Poland
and Yugoslavia
. He was a member of the Indian government's goodwill mission to China in 1952.
Apart from being a member of the UNESCO
Press Experts Committee, he has also worked on various UNESCO Commissions. He has been India's representative to the United Nations General Assembly
(1958). He was also a member of the Initiating Committee of the International Press Institute.
He died suddenly on 25 March 1983.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and an authority on the Nehruvian thought. Rau was the reputed editor of the English daily National Herald of Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
for over thirty years (from 1946 onwards). The National Herald was founded by Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...
in 1938. He has also authored several books on the Indian journalism, politics and personalities. He is known to his friends in the press circles as "M. C." and Magnus. During the independence struggle he was part of the underground press movement.
He was the first president of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (in 1950) and continued to be so till 1955. He was the leader of the Indian Press Delegation, which accompanied Nehru on his historic 1955 tour of the USSR, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. He was a member of the Indian government's goodwill mission to China in 1952.
Apart from being a member of the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Press Experts Committee, he has also worked on various UNESCO Commissions. He has been India's representative to the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...
(1958). He was also a member of the Initiating Committee of the International Press Institute.
He died suddenly on 25 March 1983.
External links
- Signed message by Nehru about the National Herald and Chalapathi Rau
- About MC by Indian National Leaders
- Chalapati Rau among top Indian editors
- Chalapati Rau as unofficial media advisor of Nehru
- An article by Derek IngramDerek Ingram (journalist)Derek Ingram is a British journalist and author, and is widely-regarded as the best writer on issues related to the Commonwealth of Nations...
titled "The Commonwealth and the media" in The Round Table JournalThe Round Table JournalThe Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs is a policy matters journal relating to the Commonwealth of Nations.-History:...
Volume 93, Number 376 / September, 2004, pp.561-569, mentions Chalapati Rau as one of the top journalists in Pre-Independent India.