Karpoor Chandra Kulish (20 March 1926 – 17 January 2006) was the founder of

Rajasthan Patrika ''Rajasthan Patrika'' is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper. It was founded by Karpoor Chandra Kulish in 1956 and published as ''Rajasthan Patrika'' in Delhi and Rajasthan, and as ''Patrika'' in 9 other states. As per Indian Readership S ...

, a

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language newspaper of

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. Born in

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family, State Rajasthan Soda village in

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in 1926 he started his career in journalism as an employee in a newspaper. On 7 March 1956, Kulish started his own newspaper, which became no. 1 in Rajasthan. He is best remembered for his fearless journalism. His family consists of his wife, two sons and one daughter. Kulish retired from

on 20 March 1986.

Literary works

Among his literary works, "America Ek Vihangam Drishti" and "Mein Dekhta Chala Gaya" gained a lot of recognition. His biography is in

in form of conversations with Kulish under a title "Dharapravah". The biography has been translated in English as, Recollecting yesterdays: glimpses from the life story of K.C. Kulish. Among his other popular literary works is Saat Sainkda. He also contributed towards 'Veda' with his two works including Vedas as Science and Ved-Vidya Praveshika. His compilation of 11 samhitas of the four

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, titled Shabd Veda, is considered rare. In his later years Kulish wrote a segment titled "polampol" for the newspaper on current affairs. The series is published in form of a book, is a popular set of writings in a local

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dialect. He started Rajasthan Patrika as an evening newspaper in 1956 which later became a morning daily in the 60's. He was a

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, a scholar of the

, a thinker, a philosopher and a poet.

Awards

Kulish got awards for his contribution to journalism. In 1990, he got the

B.D. Goenka Bhagwan Das Goenka was the only son of Ramnath Goenka, a newspaper baron of India. He was a manager of ''The Indian Express'' and had been described as the "inveterate foe" of the Nehru family". His wife, Saroj, is the daughter of Shreyans Prasad ...

Foundation award for "Outstanding Contribution in the Indian Language Newspaper" category for the year 1987. In 1991, he was felicitated by the then Prime Minister of India,

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, for influencing the national mainstream through his contributions at the golden jubilee of the All India Editors’ Conference. He received the

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi (26 October 1890 – 25 March 1931) was an Indian journalist, a leader of the Indian National Congress and an independence movement activist. He was an important figure in the non-cooperation movement and the freedom mo ...

Award in 2000. The Hindi Sahitya Sammelan gave him the highest honour of Prayag ‘Sahitya Vachaspati’. The Maharishi Sandipani Rashtriya Ved Vidya Pratisthan,

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, honoured him. India Post released a stamp commemorating him on 16 May 2012.Stamps Of India – Karpoor Chandra ‘Kulish’ – By India Post
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Post retirement

Kulish later developed an interest in spirituality and Vedic sciences. He put forth the dimensions of the Vedas for the common man to understand and educate himself. He died on 17 January 2006.

External links

Karpoor Chandra Kulish Commemorative stamp released by India Post

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kulish, Karpoor Chand 1926 births 2006 deaths Indian newspaper editors Journalists from Rajasthan People from Tonk district 20th-century Indian journalists Indian male journalists