Veteran journalist Palakunnathu G Mathai no more
Palakunnathu G Mathai was associated with leading publications like Business Standard, Economic Times and The Telegraph
Senior journalist Palakunnathu G Mathai is no more. He was 77.
A media veteran, Mathai started his career in 1978 with a monthly magazine called ‘Mirror in Bombay’. He was also Chief-Sub at Business Standard for more than four years in Kolkata.
He later joined India Today as Assistant Editor of Business and spent five years there.
Mathai was Resident Editor with The Economic Times between December 1989 and February 1992. Post this, he took over charge as Executive Editor of BusinessWorld and stayed there for more than 8 years.
His second stint with Business Standard began in September 2000 and went on till June 2005 where he was Resident Editor in Mumbai. Mathai spent more than three decades in business journalism.
He retired after working with The Telegraph for more than 10 years. Mathai questioned people in authority and had received national acclaim.
A graduate in Economics from Loyola College, Chennai, Mathai earned his masters’ in English from St John's College, Agra.
The industry mourns his loss. Telegraph’s Sujan Dutta tweeted, “Meticulous journalist. Editor of the Features Pages of The Telegraph. RIP.”
Tony Joseph, a senior journalist and author posts: “My former colleague at Businessworld, Business Standard & India Today, and one of the most loved editors, Palakunnathu G Mathai, is no more. His meticulous attention to detail & total dedication to professional integrity won him many admirers. A very sad day for all who knew him."
