Synopsis: In 2022, the political columnist and biographer TJS George was conferred the RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of Indian journalism. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan (in 2011) and the Rajyotsava Prashasti (in 2008).

Legendary journalist TJS George passed away at 97 years, on Friday, 3 October, in Bengaluru.

Over his illustrious career, George had brought his journalistic prowess to institutions such as the International Press Institute, The Searchlight, and the Far Eastern Economic Review.

In 1975, he set up Asiaweek—an English-language news magazine focusing on Asia—in Hong Kong, as its founding editor.

Six years later, he returned to India where he settled in Bengaluru with his family. Thereafter, his popular weekly column in The N

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