Former Univarta journalist and editor Banarasi Singh passed away here on Saturday.
He was 85.
Singh was ill since past one week and was admitted to Yashoda Hospital, Ghaziabad, where he breathed his last. He is survived by his wife and four sons.
Banarasi was born on July 9, 1933 in a family of farmers in Gogavan Jalalpur village of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. His acquired his primary education in Nijibabad, Bijnor and MA degree from Moradabad.
He took the journalism plunge with “Veer Arjun” newspaper in 1960 and wrote independently during the Emergency.
Later in 1982, he joined Univarta and retired as news editor in August 1993.
While in Univarta, his weekly feature ‘Paas Pados’ ,based on the politics of neighbouring countries became very popular.
Singh had also penned many books. As many as ten of his books have been published, among which ‘San sattavan ke bhoole shaheed’ and ‘London mein goli’ are primary.