Shekhar Gupta, the editor-in-chief of The Indian Express has given his resignation from the post on 2nd June.
In a farewell email to staff, Gupta said “while goodbye notes can be heartwarming or heartbreaking, this is one such occasion when it is both. It is time for me to say goodbyes at the Express — for the second time. The first was exactly at the same time of the year in 1983 when most of you were not born yet,” he wrote.
Gupta, who started his career as a journalist with The Indian Express in 1977, worked for 25 years with the group in two stints. Gupta will be with the group till 15 June, and his First Person/Second Draft will continue till then.
Gupta, 57, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009 for his contribution to the field of journalism, is reported to be joining India Today Group as the vice chairman and group editor.This will be his second stint in the India Today group where he has been known for some major breaking stories one of them being his report of "Operation Bluestar," from inside the Golden temple and the "Nellie Massacre" in Assam in 1983.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/m-s-news/item/5070-cq-shekhar-gupta-quits-indian-express.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/m-s-news/item/5070-cq-shekhar-gupta-quits-indian-express.html
In a farewell email to staff, Gupta said “while goodbye notes can be heartwarming or heartbreaking, this is one such occasion when it is both. It is time for me to say goodbyes at the Express — for the second time. The first was exactly at the same time of the year in 1983 when most of you were not born yet,” he wrote.
Gupta, who started his career as a journalist with The Indian Express in 1977, worked for 25 years with the group in two stints. Gupta will be with the group till 15 June, and his First Person/Second Draft will continue till then.
Gupta, 57, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009 for his contribution to the field of journalism, is reported to be joining India Today Group as the vice chairman and group editor.This will be his second stint in the India Today group where he has been known for some major breaking stories one of them being his report of "Operation Bluestar," from inside the Golden temple and the "Nellie Massacre" in Assam in 1983.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/m-s-news/item/5070-cq-shekhar-gupta-quits-indian-express.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/m-s-news/item/5070-cq-shekhar-gupta-quits-indian-express.html
No comments:
Post a Comment