Veteran Journalist, avid daijiworld reader Sridhar Achar passes away
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
Bangalore, Aug 15: Veteran Journalist and former Chairman of Karnataka Media Academy, an avid reader of daijiworld.com, K Sridhara Achar died in Bangalore yesterday following a massive heart attack. He was 68. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Sridhara Achar, who hailed from Puttur in Dakshina Kannada District, had begun his journalistic career with Navabharatha, Kannada Daily published from Mangalore in 1965 and then shifted to Bangalore where he worked in various capacities in Prajavani Kannada Daily in a career spanning nearly four decades. After his retirement from Prajavani he was associated with “Samyukta Karnataka”, another Kannada Daily, for sometime. At the time of his death he was serving as the Editor of an Eveninger “Sakshath Sudhi” published from Bangalore.
With his sudden death there was pall of gloom in the house which was all set to celebrate the wedding today. In fact the wedding of his younger son Avinash was scheduled for this Sunday, i. e. today and family members and relatives had assembled in their home in large number. When he was having breakfast with family on Saturday he suffered a massive heart attack and died.
Sridhara Achar had served as the President of The Press Club of Bangalore and was the recipient of Media Academy and Karnataka Rajyothsava Awards. With his death the state has lost an eminent journalist known for his simplicity who commanded respect from all. The Chief Minister of the state B S Yeddyurappa and many other leaders have condoned the death of this veteran journalist who served Kannada journalism for nearly 45 years.
Daijiworld readers may remember that Sridhar Achar was a regular reader of daijiworld.com and used to give valuable comments on various articles published in the website.
One of his last comments was on the exclusive article published on another journalist, the late Vaddarse Raghurama Shetty on 9th August 2010. His comment read as follows:
Shridhara Achar, Puttur/Bangalore Monday, August 09, 2010
I fully agree with Gabriel Vaz, that Vaddarse Raghurama Shetty was a committed professional journalist.Like Vaz also started my career in Navabharath in 1965. I worked with Shetty when he was the Chief Reporter of Prajavani, which he left later, to start Mungaru.He never compromised his ideals for the sake of which he quit Prajavani. No doubt he gave voice for the voiceless. By the by his son who is a police officer is Madhukar Shetty who is now attached to Lok Ayukta.
With his death daijiworld has lost an avid reader whose comments were very valuable and highly rational.