Memorial held at Annexe Media Centre in Lucknow
Lucknow: A solemn tribute was paid to veteran journalist and national president of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ), Dr. K. Vikram Rao, by the Uttar Pradesh Accredited Correspondents Committee (UPACC) following his demise earlier this week. A condolence meeting held at the Annexe Media Centre brought together senior journalists who remembered Dr. Rao’s unwavering dedication to journalistic ethics and his relentless advocacy for the rights of working journalists across India.
Dr. Rao passed away on Monday morning at a private hospital in Lucknow, leaving behind a profound legacy in the field of journalism. Recalling his decades-long contribution, speakers at the memorial called his death an “irreparable loss” to the fraternity. Committee Secretary Bharat Singh urged journalists present to share their memories and experiences of working with or being influenced by Dr. Rao.
Speakers noted that Dr. Rao was more than just a journalist—he was a movement. His work highlighted issues faced by working journalists, particularly labor rights, and he remained a steadfast voice against injustice throughout his career. His life epitomized principled journalism, bold writing, and an uncompromising commitment to truth.
The meeting was presided over by UPACC President Hemant Tiwari. Among those who spoke and shared their memories were senior journalists Vijay Shankar Pankaj, Rakesh Pandey, Pradyuman Tiwari, Rajeev Vajpayee, Premkant Tiwari, Dr. Kalanidhi Mishra, Bhaskar Dubey, C.K. Sharma, Manmohan, T.V. Singh, Devki Nandan Mishra, and Siddharth Kalhans.
Also present at the condolence meet were senior journalists Dinesh Sharma, Virendra Singh, Hemant Krishna, Manoj Samna, Anil Bhardwaj, Ashok Rajput, Chandrabhan Yadav, Dr. Nasir, Pramila Chandani, Shashwat Tiwari, Avinash Shukla, Anil Kumar, Akhand Shahi, Akash Shekhar Sharma, Padmakar Pandey, Nitin Srivastava, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, Anoop Mishra, Vijay Kumar Tripathi, Shekhar Pandit, Vijay Mishra, Akhilesh Pandey, Rajesh Mishra, Ajay Trivedi, Bhupendra Mani, Santosh Kumar Singh, Ved Dixit, Saurabh Rai, Dhananjay Singh, Sujit Singh, Ghanshyam Chaurasia, Vineet, Anand Singh, Akhilesh Pratap Singh, Pradeep Upadhyay, Ajit Kumar Singh, Najm Hasan, Farid Baig, Humayun Chowdhary, Khalid, Shadab Siddiqui, Nishant Kumar, Amrish Shukla, and many others.
The tribute concluded with a moment of silence in honour of Dr. Rao, whose contribution to Indian journalism and media advocacy will be remembered for generations to come.
