Tributes To Mr. V.T. Joshi Born - 25 December 1925 Expired - 20 January 2008

Dear friends,

Namaskar,

It is with great grief I inform you about the sad demise of Mr. VT Joshi on 20 January 2008. He had gone to Bangalore to meet his relatives. He was active till the last moment when a massive cardiac attack ended his life. He was not hospitalized and died peacefully.

Mr. Joshi was born on 25 December 1925. He worked as a journalist with The Times of India and Hindu. He remained very active even after his retirement. His articles were published by all leading newspapers and magazines of India. Mr. Joshi contributed many articles to Samarthbharat.

Mr. VT Joshi was the inspiring force for creation of Samarthbharat. In fact, he inspired me to write in English. I used to write in Hindi and was hesitant to write in English. Initially, I used to get all my English articles checked by him. Hence, all my initial articles in English were under joint authorship with Mr. Joshi.

Though Mr. Joshi was much older than even my father, we were good friends. Full credit for this goes to Mr. Joshi who remained young, enthusiastic and simple hearted all through his life.

Whenever I met him, three things always impressed me. First and foremost was his zeal and enthusiasm for society at large. Second was that he never discussed his personal sorrows or pains. He seemed to be worried about everyone except himself. A few years back he lost his son in very tragic circumstances, but he never talked about it to anyone. Third and equally important was the fact that he never indulged in any backbiting. He discussed ideas and events. He never talked about persons except in terms of the roles that they had played in the events.

Mr. Joshi personally knew the most powerful politicians in India (as well as Pakistan). But he never tried to use his connections for any personal gain.

Life and writings of Mr. VT Joshi will continue to inspire generations to come.

Regards,

Anil Chawla

I am saddened to hear of the loss of your mentor.

It's a good thing to go that way and not suffer at the end... and he was truly blessed to be with family.

Allen

Mr. V.T. Joshi was a member of our writers' club. He used to contribute a great deal to our discussions with his vast knowledge. He had an excellent memory and remembered events which took place decades ago. He was very objective and an eminent journalist. His knowledge of Pakistan was very valuable. I loved to talk to him often on our present problems and news. His demise is a big loss to journalists' community.

P.K. Nigam

Mr. Prakash K. Nigam is an engineer turned historian and author. His recent book titled, "Reflections on the History of World in Twentieth Century" has been reviewed in many newspapers and magazines. Details about him can be seen at www.peaceamongmankind.com.

I am very sorry to know about sad demise of Mr. Joshi. It is very inspiring to know about Mr. Joshi. It can definitely be said that such journalists are rare now days. I pray to the almighty GOD for peace to his soul. Real homage to such a personality would be to learn from his life.

Regards,

Shashi Kant Gupta

Dear Anil,

Mr Joshi's son Sunil is a good friend of mine. Mr Joshi had gone to B'lore for his niece's engagement. At the age of 83 years he had no major ailment, used to drive car himself, his first heart attack at 11 pm that night with his wife beside him did him in.

Ashish Pande

My condolences to the family and I pray that Mr. Joshi's soul rests in peace in God's abode.

JS Rao

Please accept my condolence on sad demise of Mr Joshi. May God bless his soul.

Sushil Pawar

Sorry to know this sad news

Krishan

If you will like to pay your tributes or condolences to Mr. V.T. Joshi, please write to
anil@samarthbharat.com
hindustanstudies@yahoo.co.in

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