Surendra Pratap Singh, also referred to as S.P. Singh, (3rd December 1948 in Ghazipur[1] – 27 June 1997)[2] was a leader among Hindi-language journalists. He was a founder and editor of an influential Hindi-language weekly newspaper Ravivar in the 1970s and 1980s,[3] and, in the 1990s, he was the founder and anchor of the Hindi-language news bulletin Aaj Tak,[4] which first appeared on public television before it became an independent, Hindi-language television news channel.
Career
editIn 1962, SP Singh passed matriculation in second division from Garulia Mill High School then completed masters in Hindi from Calcutta University in first division and law graduate from Surendranath College. He was associated with AISF for a short time and was also the editor of the Union's magazine. His first job was as a Hindi lecturer at Surendranath college, Barrackpore. When the Times of India group announced recruitment for journalists, he applied. He passed the written test. His interview was taken by Dharamvir Bharati, and he got a job as a trainee in Dharmyug. Meanwhile, he got a job as a station master in Allahabad, which he rejected. For a short time, he was sent to the film magazine Madhuri, but soon returned to Dharmyug.
In 1977, he joined 'Ravivaar' and redefined journalism in a new way. In 1985, Rajendra Mathur, who was then the Chief Editor of Navbharat Times, made SP Singh the Resident Editor of Bombay, where he remained until 1988. 1988 SP Singh was promoted to executive editor.
SP Singh had also written the dialogues for Gautam Ghosh's film 'Par' released in 1984. He was also associated with Dev Features, Telegraph, India Today and BBC for a short time. And then in 1995, he became the first editor of 'Aaj Tak' on Doordarshan and became very popular.
The story of S.P. Singh's interview with Dharamvir Bharati is quite famous. In the interview, Dharamvir Bharati asked S.P. Singh, "Why did you come here when you already have a job?" In response, S.P. Singh said, "It's a good job, so I came." Dharamvir Bharati then retorted, "If you get a better job somewhere else, will you go there?" S.P. Singh's answer surprised Dharamvir Bharati. S.P. Singh said, "I didn't come here to be a slave." Within a few minutes of hearing this, Dharamvir Bharati offered S.P. Singh the job.
Death
editUphaar Cinema Hall Incident -
S.P. Singh was heartbroken by the accident that took place at Uphaar Cinema Hall on 13th June 1997. That day when he came to read the news, his face looked sad. Three days later, on the morning of 16 June 1997, S.P. Singh became unconscious. He was immediately taken to the hospital. He had brain hemorrhage. On June 27, doctors of Apollo Hospital declared him dead. It was surprising that he used to say from childhood that he would die at the age of 48.
editPersonal Life
editS.P. Singh was born on 3rd December 1948. His father Jagannath singh was a businessman and mother Malti singh was housewife. S.P. Singh's marriage took place in 1988 with the famous Illustrated weekly of India journalist Shikha Trivedi , However, they had decided not to have children. His brothers Satyendra pratap singh (SP SINGH) and Indrajit Singh are also journalists. In an interview with the Hindi newspaper Jansatta, S.P. Singh had said that his uncle Baijnath Singh was an inspiration to him. His uncle around 1965, used to bring foreign newspapers and magazines from Kolkata for him .
Awards
editFor his contributions, the Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS), which is a non-governmental organization from Lucknow, established the S. P. Singh Award for Electronic Media.[5]
References
edit- ^ "A look at art in colleges". Times of India. 3 December 2001. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ "S P Singh dead". Indian Express Newspapers. 27 June 1997. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ Bharatiya, Santosh (7 May 2012). "Hindi journalism must understand its responsibility". Afternoon Despatch & Courier. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Yadav, Yogendra (27 June 2007). "When Hindi became telegenic". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ "No. 1 Indian Media News Portal".
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