K. M. Roy
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K. M. Roy is a veteran journalist and writer from Kerala
.Interview of the Week (K.M. Roy), Kerala.com, Retrieved September 2, 2011
While studying for M.A. at Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam
, in 1961, K.M. Roy joined as a subeditor
in Keralaprakasham, a Malayalam daily owned by Mathai Manjooran
and published from Kochi . After the studies Roy went on to work in Deshabandhu and later on in Keralabhushanam. He was a reporter in The Economic Times
, The Hindu
and the UNI. He retired as the General Editor of the Mangalam
daily.
K.M. Roy has officiated as the president of Kerala Union of Working Journalists two times and also as the secretary general of Indian Federation of Working Journalists for 4 years starting from 1984.
Mr. Roy is a recipient of several awards for his service in journalism. The editorial he wrote on the Babri Mosque
destruction earned him the Muttathu Varkey
Foundation award for the best editorial in 1993. Other awards he received are the American FOKANA Award, Sahodaran Ayyappan award, Shivaram award, All India Catholic Union Lifetime Award, and the first C.P. Sreedharan Memorial media award.
He had travelled widely abroad. For the last 20 years, K.M. Roy has been writing the widely read column Irulum Velichavum ('darkness and light') in the Mangalam Weekly
magazine. He has also written 9 books including fictional and non-fictional works.
Some books by K.M. Roy:
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
.Interview of the Week (K.M. Roy), Kerala.com, Retrieved September 2, 2011
While studying for M.A. at Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
, in 1961, K.M. Roy joined as a subeditor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
in Keralaprakasham, a Malayalam daily owned by Mathai Manjooran
Mathai Manjooran
Mathai Manjooran was an Indian independence activist from Kerala, socialist revolutionary, Member of Parliament, Minister of Labour in the second E.M.S...
and published from Kochi . After the studies Roy went on to work in Deshabandhu and later on in Keralabhushanam. He was a reporter in The Economic Times
The Economic Times
The Economic Times is an English-language Indian daily newspaper published by the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.. The Economic Times was started in 1961. It is the most popular and widely read financial daily in India, read by more than 8 lakh people...
, The Hindu
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
and the UNI. He retired as the General Editor of the Mangalam
Mangalam
Mangalam Publications Private Limited, is a publishing company in Kottayam, Kerala in India. It publishes daily newspaper and weekly magazines such as Mangalam Weekly and Cinema Mangalam in Malayalam language.- History :...
daily.
K.M. Roy has officiated as the president of Kerala Union of Working Journalists two times and also as the secretary general of Indian Federation of Working Journalists for 4 years starting from 1984.
Mr. Roy is a recipient of several awards for his service in journalism. The editorial he wrote on the Babri Mosque
Babri Mosque
The Babri Mosque , was a mosque in Ayodhya, a city in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, on Ramkot Hill . It was destroyed in 1992 when a political rally developed into a riot involving 150,000 people, despite a commitment to the Indian Supreme Court by the rally organisers that the mosque...
destruction earned him the Muttathu Varkey
Muttathu Varkey
Muttathu Varkey was a Malayalam novelist, short story writer, and poet from Kerala state, South India.-Early life and career:...
Foundation award for the best editorial in 1993. Other awards he received are the American FOKANA Award, Sahodaran Ayyappan award, Shivaram award, All India Catholic Union Lifetime Award, and the first C.P. Sreedharan Memorial media award.
He had travelled widely abroad. For the last 20 years, K.M. Roy has been writing the widely read column Irulum Velichavum ('darkness and light') in the Mangalam Weekly
Mangalam Weekly
Mangalam is a weekly magazine started by the late M.C. Varghese and now published by Mangalam Publications, Kottayam, Kerala, India. It has a circulation exceeding 1.5 million readers, and publishes a special international edition for non-residents....
magazine. He has also written 9 books including fictional and non-fictional works.
Some books by K.M. Roy:
- Irulum Velichavum
- Kaalathinu Munpe Nadanna Manjooran