Eminent Journalist Ravish Tiwari Passes Away; President, PM Condole Death

New Delhi: Ravish Tiwari, National Political Editor and Chief of National Bureau of The Indian Express, passed away on Saturday morning.

He had been suffering from cancer since June 2020. He was 40 and is survived by his wife, The Indian Express reported.

“Ravish’s was a rare, unique voice in our profession. Never once seeking the comfort of an echo chamber, he listened to all because he knew that was the best way and the only way to keep a finger on the nation’s political pulse and explain it to our readers and audiences,” said Express Group Chairman Viveck Goenka.

After studying at the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, he went to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, to do his B.Tech. He went to Oxford University in 2005-06 as a Rhodes Scholar to study Social Justice in Secondary Education in India.

Besides The Indian Express, where he spent around 12 years, Tiwari had also worked at India Today and The Economic Times.

“For Ravish Tiwari, journalism was a passion, and he chose it over lucrative professions. He had an enviable knack for reporting and incisive commentary. His sudden and shocking demise silences a distinct voice in news media. My condolences to his family, friends and colleagues,” President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Destiny has taken away Ravish Tiwari too soon. A bright career in the media world comes to an end. I would enjoy reading his reports and would also periodically interact with him. He was insightful and humble. Condolences to his family and many friends. Om Shanti.”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “Shocked and pained to learn about the untimely demise of Ravish Tiwari. He was a young, bright and professional journalist, full of life.”

“In the newsroom, each one of us has lost Ravish and one way to remember him is by keeping a little of Ravish alive in us, in the way he asked the hardest questions with respect and humility, both of his subjects and of ourselves,” said Raj Kamal Jha, Chief Editor, The Indian Express.

A host of leaders condoled his death.