देवप्रिय अवस्थी, जिनसे आज भी मैं पत्रकारिता सीखता हूँ..

More than a good journalist Shri Devpriya Awasthi has been a good human being. He has been known for saying spade for a spade before his seniors and not backbiting anybody. To my knowledge, I have never found him indulging in sycophancy. I have seen several journalists who vied with each other in flattering the influentials. He has an amazing sense of news. I have worked under his subordination, and I say with all sincerity that he could have proved a better editor than the then editor of the newspaper. He brooked no nonsense. One gentleman, placed a shade above him in the Jansatta newspaper was a certified nincompoop and had no concept of news or language. Then Shri Devpriya Awasthi took the responsibility upon himself to navigate the newsroom calls to maintain a high standard of journalism and the person who who was foisted on the desk was unceremoniously removed.
Devpriya Awasthi never allowed himself to play second fiddle to manipulators and left the newspaper when it was basking in the glory. He always kept a safe distance from trade unions but never worked against them to win the loyalty of the masters. If he had ever dabbled with the Unions, he could have been a journalist par excellence. He has never been boastful of his achievements otherwise, there is no dearth of narcissists, particularly among Hindi journalists.
May he live a long, healthy, and happy life!