Prestigious body of journalists, Editors Guild of India has reconstituted. Raj Chengappa, Group Editorial Director, India Today has been elected as the president of the Editors Guild of India at the general body meeting on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
The new General Secretary is Prakash Dube, Group Editor, Dainik Bhaskar with Seema Mustafa, Editor, The Citizen, is the Treasurer.
New Executive Committee of Editors Guild
1. Mr Harish Khare, Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune Group of Newspapers, Chandigarh
2. Mr KN Tilak Kumar, Editor-in-Chief, Deccan Herald, Bengaluru
3. Mr MK Razdan, Editor-in-Chief, PTI, Delhi
4. Mr Ruchir Garg, Editor, Nai Duniya, Raipur
5. Mr AK Bhattacharya, Editor, Business Standard, Delhi
6. Mr Zahid Ali Khan, Editor-in-Chief, Siasat, Hyderabad
7. Mr Shazi Zaman, Group Editor, ABP TV, Delhi
8. Mr Vinod Verma, Editor, Digital and Convergence, Amar Ujala, UP
9. Mr Sachidananda Murthy, Resident Editor (Delhi), Malayala Manorama, Kottayam
10.Ms Coomi Kapoor, Consulting Editor, Indian Express Group, Delhi
11. Mr Jayanta Ghosal, Editor (Delhi), Ananda Bazar Patrika, Kolkata
12. Ms Seema Chisthi, Political Commentator Consulting Editor, IE, Delhi
13. Mr Vijay Naik, Consulting Editor ( Delhi), Sakal, Pune
Ex-Officio Members of the EC ( Past Presidents)
1. Mr N. Ravi, former Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu
2. Mr T.N. Ninan, Chairman, Business Standard
3. Mr Alok Mehta, former Editor, Nai Duniya
4. Mr Rajdeep Sardesai, Consulting Editor, TV Today Network
5. Mr MJ Akbar, former Editorial Director, India Today
6. Mr Mammen Mathew, Chief Editor, Malayala Manorama
7. Mr HK Dua, former Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune
8. Mr Hari Jaisingh, former Editor, The Tribune
9. Mr Ramoji Rao, Chairman, Eanadu and ETV
10. Mr DN Bezboruah, former Editor, Sentinel
Special Invitees to the EC
1.Mr. Kuldip Nayyar
2.Ms. Mrinal Pande
3. Mr Fayaz Kaloo, Editor-in-Chief, Greater Kashmir
4. Ms Patricia Mukhim, Editor, Shillong Times