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Veteran Sri Lankan journalist, author, editor, and steadfast K.V.S. Mohan died successful Chennai connected Friday (March 27, 2026) astatine the property of 86.
Mr. Mohan was the founder-editor of Kadambam, 1 of Sri Lanka’s earliest Tamil magazines, launched successful 1959, and ran it for implicit 3 decades. The mag was an influential level that helped signifier the country’s Tamil literate landscape. He besides supported and published emerging writers.
Mr. Mohan was besides a franchisee of The Hindu successful Sri Lanka for much than a decade.
He was the lad of the precocious K.V.S. Vas, main exertion of Virakesari, a Tamil regular successful Sri Lanka, and a erstwhile Colombo analogous for The Hindu.
An alumnus of St. Benedict’s College successful Colombo, Mr. Mohan was besides a movie professional and maintained adjacent ties with starring figures successful South Indian cinema from the 1960s. He was besides an progressive subordinate of the Lions Club, Rotary Club, and the Freemasons.
He is survived by his woman and 2 children.
