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Veteran writer Dasu Krishnamoorthy passed distant connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026) greeting successful New Jersey, US, aft a little illness. He was 99 years and six months abbreviated of turning 100 years.
“He passed distant astatine 6:30 americium this greeting Indian time. He died successful a infirmary successful New Jersey aft a little illness. His girl Tamraparni Dasu and son-In- instrumentality Kumar Doraiswamy were astatine his side,” Dasu Kesava Rao, erstwhile Resident Editor, The Hindu and younger member of precocious Krishnamoorthy informed.
Dasu Krishnamoorthy (Right) with his younger member Dasu Kesava Rao, erstwhile Resident Editor of The Hindu, Andhra Pradesh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
A seasoned of 70 years lasting successful Journalism, Krishnamoorthy hailed from a household of journalists. He was among the archetypal batch of journalism students of Osmania University nether Prof. De Forest O’Dell successful 1954-55 and topped the class.
As an internee astatine the Times of India, helium earned the appreciation of the legendary Editor, Frank Moraes. Starting with The Sentinel, The Deccan Chronicle and The Daily News, Krishnamoorty shifted to The Indian Express arsenic main sub-editor and helped acceptable up its Vijayawada variation successful 1959. After a little stint with The Times of India, Ahmedabad, helium moved to New Delhi successful 1969 to enactment with Patriot for astir 2 decades.
In his progressive days successful Delhi, helium was known arsenic Deskman Extraordinaire for his leafage lay-out skills. Post-retirement, helium taught astatine the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi, arsenic Associate Professor followed by teaching assignments astatine the University of Hyderabad, Osmania University, Andhra Pradesh Open University and Bhavan’s College of Journalism. He continued to constitute connected media affairs.
Mr. Kesava Rao said that astatine the property of 75, Krishnamoorthy switched to penning aft helium migrated to the United States successful 2001. He and his daughter, Tamraparni Dasu, acceptable up ‘India Writes’ to beforehand Telugu abbreviated communicative writers astatine a planetary level by translating their works successful English.
He had brought retired 3 anthologies – Santoshabad Passenger 1947 and Other Stories (2010), The Seaside Bride and Other Stories (2019) and Ten Greatest Telugu Stories Ever Told (2022).
A fewer months ago, helium mesmerised the existent batch of Osmania University’s journalism students addressing them via video conference. Imagine a 1954-55 batch subordinate talking to boys and girls of the 2024-25 batch. The Osmania University alumni honoured him with the Life Time Achievement grant successful 2024.
