M.V. KAMATH
Sans Serif is pleased to introduce a new category—Why I love Journalism—in which the good and the great of the media world talk on YouTube video of their undying love for the profession.
We begin the series with Madhav Vittal Kamath. Born in 1921, Kamath is one of India’s best known journalists and writers. He was a correspondent in Bonn, Paris, and Washington for The Times of India; editor of the Free Press Journal; and, till his retirement in 1981, editor of Asia’s oldest features magazine, The Illustrated Weekly of India.
Author of 48 books, Kamath was awarded the Padma Bhushan—India’s third-highest civilian honour—in 2004.
M.V. Kamath is currently the chairman of India’s public service broadcaster, Prasar Bharati Corporation, which runs Doordarshan and All India Radio. He is also on the board of Manipal Institute of Communication, the media school in the University town of Manipal, on the west coast of India.
Manipal, which is a few kilometres from his home-town Udupi, is where Kamath now lives, after moving out of Kalyanpur House in Khar two years ago.
22 July 2007 at 11:53 pm
Thank you so much for having published this wonderful video of Mr. Kamath. To introduce myself let me take pride to tell you that he is my Guru and Mentor. Who has been now for years my greatest inspiration as well as critic.
People like Kamath are no longer required by the media for a simple reason: they talk the truth outright, without any consideration. They are the men of honor who are no longer workable in the world that is full of mercenaries.
But great to know there are people still who are appreciating those legend who are quietly living among us humbly.
23 August 2007 at 3:38 pm
MV Kamath is the original Bihar hater who played a major role in destroying the image of Bihar during the emergency period to suck up to the powers that be. His essay advocating depriving Biharis of local self govt which was published in the Illustrated Weekly of India is one instance of his nazi tendency.
5 January 2008 at 12:09 pm
I completely agree with Mr Prabhu.
1 July 2008 at 7:50 pm
Thanks for the article. Can someone mention his date of birth in the year 1921? thanks in advance.
Rajaram
8 July 2008 at 1:40 pm
It was a dream come true for me when i saw M.V.KAMATH speaking to me.His presence ignites your whole structure and the words of wisdom are just like the waters of holy Ganges washing upon you n you’ll revel in that.
He is a legend in himself and yet so humble and engaging .I’m happy that i have joined MIC and he is the dean it’s a dream come true .I don’t have words enough to express him but it feels great just to know that he is there.
18 September 2008 at 2:02 pm
He is a pakka brahim. Does not have guts to face christian & muslim missioneries. Only wants to amend the constitution to stop conversion in India.
20 October 2008 at 8:03 pm
I was his student..he’s totally right wing, who runs his institute with total authoritarianism, and is a strong advocate of Hindutva, much less Hinduism! Quite a repugnant fellow, actually
12 October 2009 at 11:41 am
am a great admirer of Mr. Kamath and had the opportunity of interacting with him in mumbai. can I have his address. doris