RAM NATH GOENKA’S CENTENARY TRIBUTE

‘A Child’s Courage, An Adult’s Fortitude’

Posted: 2004-08-29 00:43:00+05:30 IST
Updated: Aug 29, 2004 at 0043 hrs IST

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New Delhi, Aug 28: The birth centenary of Mr Ram Nath Goenka (1904-1991) was celebrated with solemn tributes by the Indian Express Group on Saturday at the Balayogi Auditorium, Parliament library building. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had consented to be the chief guest, was unable to attend on account of a seasonal fever.

The president of the Congress party and chairman of United Progressive Alliance Sonia Gandhi, was reportedly laid low by a similar malaise and unable to attend, either.

In the event, the evening of tributes hosted by Mr Vivek Goenka, chairman and managing director of The Indian Express Group, proved a moving experience. It was marked by a rare recollection by several elder statesmen and former editors of The Indian Express, of little known insights into Mr Goenka’s life.

AN INDIAN ABOVE ALL

LK Advani paying tribute to Ram Nath Goenka at the centenary celebrations in New Delhi on Saturday.

To a man, they were unanimous in their praise of Mr Ram Nath Goenka. Particularly his courage and patriotic integrity as a newspaper proprietor during the notorious years of the Emergency.

The event opened with a welcome address by Mr Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief of The Indian Express Group. Speaking of his role as the late Ram Nath Goenka’s legatee, Mr Vivek Goenka marveled at his mentor’s “childlike courage in saying that the emperor had...

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