Reporting India: My Seventy-year Journey as a Journalist - Hardcover

Prakash; Prem

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 067009398X ISBN 13: 9780670093984

Publisher: Penguin, 2020

Synopsis

Reporting India is a fascinating account of the life and times of Prem Prakash, a pioneer in the field of Indian journalism. Over the course of his long and illustrious career as a photographer, film cameraman and columnist, Prakash covered major events, both in India and abroad, bearing witness to natural calamities, wars, military coups and insurgencies. The book celebrates Prakash's unparalleled body of work, providing a detailed account of his personal and professional life, along with his reminiscences of the most impactful stories that he covered-from the 1962 Indo-China war to the 1965 and 1971 wars against Pakistan; from the Emergency to the assassination of Indira Gandhi; from Lal Bahadur Shastri's fateful Tashkent journey to the liberation of Bangladesh; from Jawaharlal Nehru's demise to Narendra Modi's rise. An intriguing read, Reporting India brings to life some of the defining moments in Indian history

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About the Author

PREM PRAKASH, a veteran Indian journalist, has reported on major events in the Indian subcontinent from the '50s to the turn of the century. He has worked with foreign broadcasters-like Gaumont Actualités in France, Deutsche Wochenschau in Germany and Warner-Pathé News in the US-who were the pioneers of their time. In 1957, he was part of a group that launched the news agency Visnews in London. He has covered some of the most important stories of post-Independence India, including the 1962 Indo-China war. He was at the forefront of war coverage during the 1965 war against Pakistan, climbing Haji Pir with the Indian Army and covering the tank battle in the Sialkot sector, conducted by General Rajinder Singh 'Sparrow' himself. Prakash has interacted with every prime minister of India and interviewed many of them on camera. He is currently the chairman of ANI, India's premier multimedia news agency, which he helped set up.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067009398X
• ISBN 13: 9780670093984
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264