Surendra Pratap Singh, also referred to as S.P. Singh, (4 December 1948 in patepur, gazipur UP – 27 June 1997) was a leader among

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s. He was a founder and editor of an influential Hindi-language weekly newspaper ''Ravivar'' in the 1970s and 1980s, and, in the 1990s, he was the founder and anchor of the Hindi-language news bulletin ''

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'', which first appeared on public television before it became an independent, Hindi-language television news channel.

Career

During the-suresh.com, Singh served as an investigative journalist for the newspaper

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, under editor MJ Akbar. Journalists such as Surendra Pratap Singh credit S.P. Singh's success for sparking their interest in Hindi-language journalism and launching their careers.

Death

Singh died from a heart attack (or, in some sources, brain haemorrhage).

Awards

For his contributions, the Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS), which is a non-governmental organization from

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, established the S. P. Singh Award for Electronic Media.

References

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