Neelabh Mishra: Tributes, Obituaries and Condolences for our Editor-in-Chief

Live Blog of tributes, obituaries and messages of condolence for our leader Neelabh Mishra, Editor-in-Chief of National Herald and Navjivan

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Krishna Prasad, former editor of Outlook English

Dhamini Ratnam, Associate Editor, Hindustan Times

Prashant Jha, National Political Editor/Chief of Bureau, Hindustan Times


Rahul Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress

Sandip Ghose, writer, blogger, marketing executive


Saurabh Rai, National Coordinator, NSUI

Bhasha Singh, Editor, Navjivan's moving tribute to Neelabh Mishra


Priyanka Chaturvedi, Convenor, AICC Communication and National Spokesperson, Congress

Sudheendra Kulkarni, socio-political activist and columnist


Dipankar, general secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation

Ruchi Gupta, AICC Jt Secretary, National in-charge, NSUI


Harish Rawat, former Chief Minister, Uttarakhand

Sukumar Murlidharan, researcher, writer, senior journalist


Rammanohar Reddy, writer

Ghulam Ahmed Mir, President J&K Pradesh Congress Committee


Abhishek Mishra, journalist

Shiv Aroor, journalist with India Today & Livefist, author


Meera Sanyal

Manish Tewari, National Spokesperson, INC, former I&B Minister


Zafar Agha, Acting Editor-in-Chief, National Herald, Navjivan, Qaumi Awaz

Biraj Patnaik, South Asia director, Amnesty


Om Thanvi, senior journalist: A tribute

सुबह की किरण में आज उजाला नहीं। अलस्सबह मित्रवर अपूर्वानंद ने चेन्नई से सूचित किया कि नीलाभ मिश्र नहीं रहे। वे अपोलो अस्पताल में चिकित्सा के लिए भरती थे। पर कुछ रोज़ से हताशा भरे संकेत मिलने लगे थे। इसके बावजूद सुबह उनके निधन की ख़बर किसी सदमे की तरह ही मिली।

नीलाभ कम बोलने वाले पत्रकार थे, सौम्य और सदा मंद मुस्कान से दीप्त। लेकिन उनका काम बहुत बोलता था। जब पत्रकारिता में सरोकार छीजते चले जा रहे थे, नीलाभ ने सरोकार भरी पत्रकारिता की। आउटलुक हिंदी को उन्होंने ढुलमुल शक्ल से उबारते हुए जुझारू तेवर दिया। साहित्य-संस्कृति से भी उनका अनुराग गहरा था, जो कम पत्रकारों में दिखाई देता है। पिछले साल उन्होंने नेशनल हेरल्ड के प्रधान सम्पादक का ज़िम्मा संभाला था। सीमाओं के बावजूद वहाँ भी उन्होंने कई अनुष्ठान अंजाम दिए।

उनकी साथी-संगिनी कविता श्रीवास्तव के दुख का अंदाज़ा मैं लगा सकता हूँ। वे नागरिक अधिकारों के लिए लड़ने वाली दबंग महिला है। नीलाभ का जाना उन्हें सबसे ज़्यादा तकलीफ़ देगा। पर उनका संघर्ष इससे विचलित न होगा। नीलाभ नहीं होंगे, पर स्मृति की भी अपनी ताक़त होती है।

Praful Patel, MP, former Union Minister, senior NCP leader


Rajesh Ramachandran, Editor-in-chief, Outlook

Namrata Joshi, Associate Editor, The Hindu


Shivam Vij, journalist

Dr Rashid, activist


Sugata Srinivasaraju, CoFounder & Ed Director TheState

India Resists: Online platform bringing together all ongoing struggles for dignity, justice, equality and sustainability in India


National Alliance of People's Movements

Aditya Menon, Associate Editor (Politics), Catch News


Professor Ravi Meena, Nehruvian Ideologist

Kavita Krishnan, Secretary, AIPWA and Polit Bureau member, CPI(ML)


Ashfaq Kayamkhani, senior journalist

भारत के सीनियर सहाफी व हमारे मेहबान साथी अब नही रहे।

।अशफाक कायमखानी।

जयपुर।

भारत के जाने माने सीनीयर सहाफी व हमारे मेहरबान नीलाभ मिश्रा के आज सुबह साढे सात बजे चेन्नई के अपोलो अस्पताल मे आखीरी सांस लेते हुये दूनीया से विदा हो जाने से सभी का झटका व गहरे दूख का अहसास करा गये है।

अनेक अखबारात के साथ साथ आऊट लूक (हिन्दी) के सीनियर ऐडीटर रहने वाले मिश्रा नीलाभ के इस तरह चले जाने से पत्रकार जगत के साथ साथ सामाजीक कार्यकर्ताओ मे गहरी शोक की लहर पाई जा रही है।

इस दूख की घड़ी मे हम सब कवीता श्रीवास्ताव सहित तमाम शोकाकुल परीवार जनो के साथ खड़े है। साथ ही उनको खिराजे अकीदत पेश करते है।

Syed Salman Chishty, Gaddi Nashin, Dargah Ajmer Sharif


Nikhil Wagle, senior journalist and author

Mahtab Alam, Executive Editor, The Wire Urdu


Anjali Puri, journalist

Very sad, I have had some lovely conversations with him, man of great integrity and very generous in sharing his knowledge. Condolences to all of you who worked with him closely

Dr CP Joshi, General Secretary, AICC


Sunil Menon, Deputy Managing Editor, Outlook

Madhu Goud Yakshi, National Secretary and Spokesperson, Congress


Gurdeep Singh Sappal, senior journalist, former Editor-in-Chief, Rajya Sabha TV

Ashok Chavan, MP, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra


Vijay Darda, Chairman, Lokmat Media

Supriya Sule, MP for Baramati, senior NCP leader


Smita Prakash, Editor, News at ANI

Ashok Gehlot, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan


Neelabh Mishra: A tribute by Om Thanvi

Sanjay Nirupam, President, Mumbai Congress Committee


Harsh Mander, human rights and peace worker, writer, columnist, researcher and teacher

Nikhil Dey, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Rajasthan


Krishna Prasad: “Neelabh, we will miss your laughter, in Hindi and English”

Saba Naqvi, journalist and author


Ravi Prakash, former editor Dainik Jagran Kolkata, Prabhat Khabar Deoghar

Vijay Inder Singla, National Spokesperson, AICC, MLA from Sangrur, Punjab


Asha Kumari, MLA from Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh

Prof Shamsul Islam

Neelabh Bhai's untimely death is a great loss to the Indian media, pro-people journalism and struggle for democracy. He is gone when he was infusing new life to the National Herald and Navjivan restoring to these print media icons past credibility and mass appeal. We will miss him immensely. My condolences to his family, the National Herald family and his friends.


Seema Mustafa, senior editor: A heartfelt tribute to "An editor like no other" Neelabh Mishra

Narayan Bareth's moving tribute to our Editor-in-Chief Neelabh Mishra


Zafar Agha, our acting Editor-in-Chief, on ‘always laughing’ Neelabh

Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan


Sachin Pilot, President, Rajasthan Congress

Prashant Bhushan, Public Interest Lawyer and Activist; founder member of the Swaraj Abhiyan


Ahmed Patel, senior Congress leader and MP from Gujarat

G Mohan Gopal, director, RGICS and former director of National Judicial Academy and NLSIU, Bangalore

The loss of Neelabhji is unbearable for all of us who had the privilege to know him -- I cannot even imagine how devastating it must be for all of you who have been so close to him.  At this juncture, it is a historic loss that will negatively affect the course of our political history. We will derive strength and inspiration from his love and friendship, his thoughts, ideals and work.


PUCL, Bihar condoles death of it’s former secretary, Neelabh Mishra

NAPM salutes the life and relentless work of Neelabh Mishra for journalistic justice & human rights


Tribute by senior journalist Urmilesh

Harsh Mander: Remembering Neelabh, an activist journalist


Farah Khan, designer

All India Mahila Congress


Satish Padmanabhan eulogises Neelabh Mishra in Outlook

Indira Jaisng, senior counsel, Supreme Court


Sujata Anandan, senior journalist and author

Memorial meeting for our editor-in-chief Neelabh Mishra underway in Chennai now

Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Memorial meeting for Neelabh Mishra in Chennai on Saturday evening

Aruna Roy, founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan speaking at memorial meeting for Neelabh Mishra in Chennai

Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Aruna Roy (far right): : “Neelabh cannot be put in one frame. He was multi faceted. It was a pleasure to be with him. His phlegmatic, non-competitive self, this temperament was amazing.”

Anil Mishra, Neelabh's first cousin, speaking at memorial meeting for Neelabh Mishra in Chennai

Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Anil Mishra, Neelabh’s first cousin, narrating Neelabh’s childhood. His passion for reading. Storytelling, not doing any household work, love for sweets

Announcing Memorial Meeting for our Editor-in-Chief Neelabh Mishra in Delhi on February 28

Neelabh Mishra: Tributes, Obituaries and Condolences for our Editor-in-Chief
In Memoriam, Neelabh Mishra, Editor-in-Chief (16 June, 1960 - 24 Feb, 2018). Neelabh Mishra Memorial Meeting on Wednesday 28 Feb, 2018, 4-5 pm, Chinmaya Mission Auditorium, 89 Lodhi Rd, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi; ContactAnil Mishra 9871401535; Apoorvanand 9968383283; National Herald Office 011-4763 6300/6306

Binayak Sen, speaking at memorial meeting for Neelabh Mishra in Chennai

Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Dr Binayak Sen: “The good times with Neelabh would never be forgotten”

Nikita Azad, speaking at memorial meeting for Neelabh Mishra in Chennai

Nikita Azad: "[Neelabh] was a mentor. Yes, he is gone, but it is not the day when we give up hope, but continue the fight.”

Youngsters mentored by Neelabh Mishra, speaking at his memorial meeting in Chennai

Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Courtesy: Kavita Srivastava
Ashish, Manish, Mohan, all three youngsters who were mentored by Neelabh, spoke of their constant learnings with Neelabh, whether food, whether music and their professional development. They spoke of how Neelabh’s house was open for all

Shashwat Gautam, Distinguished Fellow, ADRI, Patna

Dr V Suresh, General Secretary, PUCL, speaking at memorial meeting for Neelabh Mishra in Chennai

Dr V Suresh, General Secretary, People's Union for Civil Liberties, “My engagement with democracy was built through discussions with Neelabh. In his last battle of life he fought till the end.”


Albertina Almedia, feminist, Goa

Thank you for your support on the passing away of our revered Editor-in-Chief Neelabh Mishra

We at National Herald, Navjivan and Qaumi Awaz thank each and every one of you for your tributes, messages of condolence and overwhelming support on the passing away of our revered Editor-in-Chief Neelabh Mishra. All of your messages, without exception, have been shared with Neelabh's near and dear. See you at the memorial meeting for Neelabh at Chinmaya Mission, Lodhi Road, Delhi on February 28 at 4 pm. Thank you from all of us at National Herald Group

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