Najmul Hasan (journalist)
Najmul Hasan (10 February 1946 – 11 August 1983) was an Indian journalist based out of Delhi. An experienced correspondent, Hasan was killed while on an assignment to cover the Iran-Iraq war for Reuters.
Najmul Hasan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1946 |
| Died | 11 August 1983 (aged 37) |
| Cause of death | Land mine explosion |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Employer(s) | Reuters, Hindustan Times |
| Spouse | Barbara |
| Father | Mohibbul Hasan |
| Family | Mushirul Hasan (brother) |
He was the son of historian Mohibbul Hasan and brother of modern India historian Mushirul Hasan.[2][3] Prior to joining Reuters in January 1978, Hasan worked for the Indian daily, Hindustan Times. Over the years, he covered the Soviet–Afghan War, political turbulence in Nepal and Bangladesh, the ethnic violence owing to the Assam agitation.[4]
On 8 August 1983, Hasan was sent to Iran to cover the war with Iraq. Three days later, on 11 August, while inspecting the areas captured by Iranian forces along with a group of journalists embedded with the Iran government, a landmine explosion killed Hasan and a government official escorting the journalists.[5][6][7][4]
Hasan was buried in a cemetery in Saket, Delhi. He was survived by his wife Barbara Hasan and two children.[8][9][10]
A Reuters fellowship was established in his memory at the Oxford University.[4][11][12]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Robinson, Francis (1999). "Mohibbul Hasan: Historian of Muslim India". Economic and Political Weekly. 34 (46/47): 3276–3277. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4408621 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Patnaik, Prabhat (2019). "Mushirul Hasan". Social Scientist. 47 (1–2 (548–549)): 72–74. ISSN 0970-0293. JSTOR 26611498 – via JSTOR.
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- ^ "Index Index". Index on Censorship. 12 (6): 43–45. 1 December 1983. doi:10.1080/03064228308533646. ISSN 0306-4220.
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- ^ "AROUND THE WORLD; Journalist From India Killed in Gulf War". The New York Times. 12 August 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Mission Delhi – Mushirul Hasan, JNU Campus". The Delhi Walla. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Hasan, Mushirul (8 June 2018). "AMU: Inheritor Not of Colonial Rule and Partition But of a Modernist and Reformist Legacy". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Brian Williams remembered in New Delhi". The Baron. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Krishnan, Raghu (18 July 2021). "Remembering Siddiqui, Hasan, Ramrakha, three Indian journalists who died covering war". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Hanoi journalist and seven others win fellowship awards from Reuters". The Correspondent. 2 (8): 10. June 1989.
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