K. Niran Prabhu (1923 – July 30, 2006) was a prominent

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n journalist who specialized in

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. Most of his best work was done while working for the ''

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'' newspaper. He joined the paper in 1948 and was the sports editor from 1959 to 1983. None of his works have been published as books. In 1997,

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had honoured him with the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the most prestigious honours in Indian cricket. He is the only

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to have received the award normally given to cricket players till date. He and his wife, who predeceased him by two years, had a daughter and a son. After his death the Press Club Mumbai instituted the K N Prabhu Award for Excellence in Cricket Writing in his honour.

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wrote of Prabhu in 2001 as follows:

KN Prabhu has been one of the leading cricket writers in the country for over half a century now and still continues to wield a facile pen in his late 70s. Indeed, many leading Indian cricketers are confessed fans of Prabhu, who in his heyday had a following second to none. His lucid comments always carried the stamp of class, he wrote with a lot of feeling about the game he loved and his constructive criticism was always heard by those in authority.

References

External links

Archive of Prabhu's articles for Mid-day

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