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Padma Bhushan Journalist TJS George Passes Away: Who Was He and Why Was He Honoured with 3rd Highest Civilian Award
T.J.S. George was a founding editor of Asiaweek and a prolific author whose 25-year weekly column influenced Indian journalism with fearless critique and literary elegance.
- Thayil Jacob Sony George, popularly known as T J S George, died on Friday in Bengaluru after recent renal surgery and a week of treatment at a private hospital.
- Born on May 7, 1928 in Kerala, Thayil Jacob Sony George was founding editor of Asiaweek and later an Editorial Adviser of The New Indian Express; he received the Padma Bhushan.
- He wrote the weekly `Point of View` column in The New Indian Express for decades and continued contributing into his nineties as an author, biographer and political commentator.
- The funeral will be on Sunday at the Hebbal crematorium where family, admirers and colleagues will gather, while Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar paid homage and the Press Club of Bangalore hailed his integrity.
- He is survived by his son, writer and poet Jeet Thayil, and his daughter Sheba Thayil, while his wife Ammu George predeceased him, and he criticized Hindutva populism.
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Veteran journalist, writer TJS George passes away
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Padma Bhushan journalist TSJ George dies at 97, condolences pour in
Renowned journalist and author TJS George, known for his sharp wit and the long-running column Point of View, passed away at 97. A Padma Bhushan awardee, he was widely respected for his incisive commentary and contributions to Indian journalism.
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