Veteran Kashmiri Journalist ML Kak Dies
Veteran journalist and noted author, M. L. Kak, breathed his last on Wednesday morning in Gurugram after a prolonged illness. He was 85.
Originally from Naidyar, Rainawari, in Kashmir, he lived first in New Delhi and then in Gurugram for the last many years.
He started his career as a journalist in The Tribune newspaper after receiving a post-graduate degree in English literature from Kashmir University and a diploma in Journalism from Punjab University, Chandigarh.
As The Tribune’s correspondent he worked in
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K.
When Emergency was imposed in June 1975, he was amongst the top journalists and political leaders who were arrested and detained in Hissar Jail, after a showdown with the then Chief Minister of Haryana, Bansi Lal.
After spending about 10 days in Hissar Jail, he was transferred to Central Jail Srinagar on the intervention of the then Chief Minister of J&K, Sheikh Muhamad Abdullah.
