Gopal Mishra (1933 – November 1, 2009) was an Indian
journalist
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and
columnist
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.
Career
Born in Bidyadharpur,
Cuttack, Orissa
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in 1933,
[ Mishra's career spanned five decades, starting with the Oriya daily ''Prajatantra'', followed by editorship of the English newspaper of the same group the '' Eastern Times''.
He worked several years for the '']Amrita Bazar Patrika
''Amrita Bazar Patrika'' was one of the oldest daily newspapers in India. Originally published in Bengali script, it evolved into an English format published from Kolkata and other locations such as Cuttack, Ranchi and Allahabad. The paper di ...
'', a daily newspaper in Kolkata
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, as head of the News Bureau. After leaving them he became a freelance writer and settled in Bhubaneshwar
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. His columns and articles appeared in newspapers for leading Oriya daily `Sambad', 'Jhankara' and other publications.
A winner of several awards for his contribution to journalism, including like Narada Samman, Dr Mahatab Samman, Justice Raj Kishore Das Samman and Dr Radhanath Rath Samman, he was also the president of 'Utkal Sambadika Sangha', a union of working journalists and was the vice-president of Indian Federation of Working Journalists.
Death
He died on November 1, 2009, at the age of 77 and was survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter [
]
References
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1932 births
2009 deaths
Indian male journalists
Indian columnists
People from Cuttack district
Journalists from Odisha