WebLibNetM. Chalapathi Rau
Manikonda Chalapathi Rau (1908 or 1910 – 25 March 1983) was an Indian journalist and author who served as the Editor-in-chief of the English daily ''National Herald'' from 1946 to 1978. He is regarded as one of the greatest editors in the history of Indian journalism.|name=prominence}} He worked as an assistant editor of ''Hindustan Times'' early in his career and his weekly column under the pseudonym 'Magnus' was one of the most widely read in the country. During the independence struggle he was a part of the underground press movement. He was also the author of several books on Indian journalism, politics, and personalities. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award in 1968, but refused to accept it.Chalapathi Rau was closely associated with the development of several press institutions in independent India. He was instrumental in the formation of Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) and served as its first president from 1950 to 1955. He was a member of the Initiating Committee of the International Press Institute in 1950. He was also a member of the Government of India's goodwill mission to China in 1952. He was a friend and long-time associate of Jawaharlal Nehru and was the leader of the Indian Press Delegation, which accompanied Nehru on his historic 1955 tour of the USSR, Poland and Yugoslavia. He was a member of the UNESCO Press Experts Commission in 1956 and also worked on various UNESCO Commissions. He represented India in the United Nations General Assembly in 1958. Harinder Srivastava wrote a book on him titled "Magnus and the Muses
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