Janardan Thakur (March 1, 1936 - July 12, 1999)[1] was a veteran editor, political reporter and columnist.
[5][6][7] Born March 1, 1936 in Bihar, Thakur started his career with the Patna-based daily newspaper, Searchlight, in December 1959.
[8] He joined the Ananda Bazar Patrika group in 1976, and subsequently in the 1980s, he started freelancing and went on to become a syndicated columnist.
[1] He remained political journalist with the magazine, The Illustrated Weekly Of India and The Asian Age.
[9][1] He was survived by his wife, Purnima, daughters Chitra, Pooja and Richa, and son Sankarshan Thakur, national editor of the newspaper, The Telegraph.