Veteran journalist & former student leader Saroj Tripathi dies at 65
Tripathi (65) was known for being part of the students’ movement, which arose during the post-Emergency days in then Bombay over a fee hike announced by the university.
Tripathi, who retired from Hindi daily Navbharat Times over seven years ago, was admitted to a private hospital on Mira Road after he tested positive for Covid-19. (Twitter/@mumbaipressclub) VETERAN JOURNALIST Saroj Tripathi, a former student activist and one of the leading figures in the student takeover of the Bombay University campus in August 1978, passed away on Monday.
Tripathi, who retired from Hindi daily Navbharat Times over seven years ago, was admitted to a private hospital in Mira Road after he tested positive for Covid-19. Over the past few days, his condition worsened and he was put on a ventilator. He died after suffering from multiple organ complications.
Tripathi (65) was known for being part of the students’ movement, which arose during the post-Emergency days in then Bombay over a fee hike announced by the university. The university had announced over 50 per cent fee hike, which had led to protests by students, including Tripathi, who was then studying law in Government Law College. He was then part of the Student Anti-Fee Rise Action Committee, which along with other groups, had “taken over” the university’s Fort campus on August 8, 1978.
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