The Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ) condoles the passing away of veteran journalist and National President of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) Dr. K. Vikram Rao.
Vikram Rao breathed his last following complications related to respiratory condition at a private hospital in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday. He was 82 and is survived by his wife Dr. K. Sudha Rao, sons and daughter.
The Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ) is affiliated to the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ).
Vikram Rao has been an editor, author, media analyst, researcher and educator for the past 51 years. He has worked as correspondent for the ‘Voice of America’, Washington, The Times of India (Mumbai), The Economic Times, Filmfare and several other dailies.
A crusader for press freedom, Vikram Rao was jailed for 13 months (kept in five prisons) in 1976 when as IFWJ Vice President he opposed press censorship and the Emergency (1975-77).
Vikram Rao was a member of Statutory Justices Majithia (2008) and Manisana Singh (1996) wage boards for journalists. He was a member for five years of the Central Press Accreditation Committee (PIB) and a member of the Press Council of India for six years until 1991.
He was also elected as the chairman of the Confederation of Asian Journalist Unions at its Colombo conference.
As an author, Vikram Rao has written nine books on media studies. He was awarded a D. Litt degree for his media work in Mumbai.
He was a lecturer on reporting at the Institutes of Mass Communication in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kochi (Kerala), Bhopal, Kolkata and Bengaluru.
Vikram Rao last interacted with members of the Goa Union of Journalists when a delegation led by its president Rajtilak Naik visited the UP Press Club, Lucknow in 2023.
The Goa Union of Journalists conveys its deepest sympathies to the family of Vikram Rao.
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