Tn gopakumar biography for kids
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TN Gopakumar -or Gopan/Gopu as he was known to his friends, belonged to that rare breed of journalists who combined creativity with a deeply ingrained commitment to social causes.
A verse from one of his favourite revolutionary songs from Tamil movies could actually give us a glimpse into why he chose to focus on those who otherwise would not have made it to the visual periphery of Kerala’s mainstream society.
He gave to the (native) land.
But as long as there exist
they too have nothing to give.
But does the sky deny its twilight to the poor?
A year has gone by, with him no more. It seems almost as if with the passing of Gopakumar in January last year, an era in visual media has drawn to a close.
A name that had already made its mark in the print media, Gopakumar surprised most of his colleagues in Delhi by opting to join Asianet, at a time when cable TV was a fledgling concept in India.
Asianet was the first privately owned regional (Malayalam) television channel and the second to broadcast in India after Star India Private Limited at the time.
For a person who was initially deeply uncomfortable in front of the camera, Gopakumar’s success as an anchor made him almost legendary in journalistic circles.
Prominent media personality and fou
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T. N. Gopakumar facts for kids
T. N. Gopakumar (1957 – 30 January 2016) was an Indian journalist. He was the news editor-in-chief of Asianet News. Gopakumar was also the producer and anchorperson of the popular weekly programme Kannadi on Asianet.
Personal life
Gopakumar was born in 1957 in Shuchindram to Vattappallimadam P. Neelakanda Sharma, a Sucheendram Temple Sthanikar, and L. Thankamma. He had two siblings- T. N. Vijayam and T. N. Sreekumar. He was married to Heather Gopakumar and the couple had two daughters, Gayathri and Kaveri.
Career
He began his career with Indian Express and evolved as a journalist through tenures in Mathrubhumi, News Time, The Statesman and The Independent. During his association with the BBC, he was called in to take charge of the news division in the newly formed Asianet television channel.
Gopakumar also contributed to the literature and cinema of Malayalam. Apart from many articles and columns in periodicals, he wrote more than fourteen books. The premier among them were VOLgA tharam_gangngaL(വോൾഗാ തരംഗങ്ങൾ), AkampaTi sarppangngal(അകമ്പടി സർപ്പങ്ങൾ) and shudran (ശൂദ്രൻ). Notable among the many accolades he earned were the 1998 award for the best autobiography for shucheendram rEkhakaL (ശുചീന്ദ്രം രേഖകൾ) and 2011 award
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മാധ്യമപ്രവര്‍ത്തകന്‍, നോവലിസ്റ്റ്. 1957ല്‍ ശുചീന്ദ്രത്ത് ജനിച്ചു. ആംഗലസാഹിത്യത്തിലും ജേര്‍ണലിസത്തിലും ബിരുദാനന്തരബിരുദം. മാതൃഭൂമി, ഇന്ത്യന്‍ എക്‌സ്പ്രസ്, ദ ഇന്‍ഡിപ്പെന്‍ഡന്‍സ്, ഇന്ത്യാ ടുഡേ, ദ സ്‌റ്റേറ്റ്‌സ്മാന്‍, ടൈംസ് ഓഫ് ഇന്ത്യ എന്നീ പത്രങ്ങളിലും ബി.ബി.സി.ക്കു വേണ്ടിയും പ്രവര്‍ത്തിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. വേരുകള്‍ എന്ന സീരിയലും ജീവന്‍ മശായ് എന്ന ചലച്ചിത്രവും സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തു. ഇപ്പോള്‍ ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് ന്യൂസ് ചാനലിന്റെ മേധാവിയും കണ്ണാടി എന്ന ആനുകാലിക പരിപാടിയുടെ സംവിധായകനും അവതാരകനും. ദില്ലി, പയണം, മുനമ്പ്, ശൂദ്രന്‍, കൂടാരം, ശുചീന്ദ്രം രേഖകള്‍ എന്നിവ പ്രധാന കൃതികള്‍. എഫ്.സി.സി.ജെ. ടോക്കിയോ ഏഷ്യന്‍ ജേര്‍ണലിസ്റ്റ് അവാര്‍ഡ്, കേരളസാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്‍ഡ് എന്നിവ ലഭിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഭാര്യ: ഹെദര്‍. മക്കള്‍: ഗായത്രി, കാവേരി. വിലാസം: നമ്പര്‍ 1, അനിതാ പാര്‍ക്ക് അപ്പാര്‍ട്ട്‌മെന്റ്, പേട്ട, തിരുവനന്തപുരം695 024
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